Vaccine Mandate, Top GA Schools, Perfect Test Schore: Nearby News

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There was plenty of news across Georgia on Wednesday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here's a roundup of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

Northview High Student Earns Perfect ACT Score

Rising Northview High School senior Sahit Mamidipaka recently achieved a perfect score on the ACT test.

Plea Deal Nearing For Metro Atlanta Massage Parlor Shooter: Reports

An arraignment is expected to happen next week, resolving the Cherokee County case regarding the massage spa shootings by Robert Aaron Long.

1 Dead, 1 Fled Scene, 5 Injured In Fatal Crash: Cobb Police

One man is dead, one left the crash site on foot and five others were injured in a three-car crash early Wednesday morning on Interstate 75.

Six Gwinnett County Schools Named Reward Schools By GDOE

Six Gwinnett County schools and two Loganville schools in Walton County were among those honored for most improved student performance.

Georgia Colleges Requiring COVID-19 Vaccine: See The List

Nearly 600 U.S. colleges and universities are now requiring the coronavirus vaccine, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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• Milton Police Earn High Marks, National Reaccreditation
• University Of North Georgia Named No. 17 On 'Best For Vets' List
• City Springs Dispute Settled By Sandy Springs, Construction Group
• Chattahoochee Tech Nursing Associate Degree Ranked No. 1: Report
• 1 Dead, 1 Fled Scene, 5 Injured In Fatal Crash: Cobb Police
• $155M Mixed-Use Development Underway In Brookhaven
• Bartow County Restaurant Inspections: Panera Bread, Waffle House
• Six Gwinnett County Schools Named Reward Schools By GDOE
• New Hotel, More Apartments, COVID-19 Money: Smyrna City Council
• Paulding, Carroll Schools Honored For Better Student Performance
• Plea Deal Nearing For Metro Atlanta Massage Parlor Shooter
• 1 Arrested In Killing Of Covington Man: DeKalb Police
• Bartow School Honored By Georgia For Improved Student Performance
• You Can't Fake Local News
• Senate Democrats Push Voting Rights Bills, Lambast Georgia Election Law
• Governor Wants Lawmakers To Take On Crime In Special Session This Fall
• 'Backing the Need' School Supply Drive In Cobb: How To Donate
• Man Stabbed To Death In Smyrna Apartment: Cobb Police
• Back-To-School Food Giveaway, Vaccinations Offered In DeKalb
• Man Escaped Medical Facility, Mattie's Call Issued In GA
• Sandy Springs Elementary Named Reward School By GDOE
• Sawnee EMC Celebrates 83rd Anniversary Of Powering North Georgia
• North Fulton Charities Collecting Back-To-School Supplies
• Cherokee Student-Athletes Honored By Positive Athlete Georgia
• Furkids, PetSmart Partner For National Pet Adoption Week
• Heart Transplant Grants New Lease On Life To Douglasville Man
• Canton Neighbors Rescued By Police During Multi-House Fire
• Family Dog Reunited Hours After Car Stolen In Parking Lot: Police
• Greene Compares Twitter Time-Out To Communist Censorship
• Georgia Supreme Court Names New Justice
• 13 Cobb County, Marietta Schools Named Reward Schools By GDOE
• 11 DeKalb County Schools Named Reward Schools By GDOE
• Santa Photos Plans Can't Be Made Too Soon
• Both Drivers Die In Auburn Head-On Collision Over Weekend
• No Mask Mandate This Fall At Cobb County Schools
• Coronavirus Claims Life Of 5-Year-Old Whitfield County Boy

Across America

• CA Wildfires: See A Map Of All Fires Burning
• Most U.S. Hospitals ‘Noncompliant’ In Posting Costs: Report
• Mom Rescues Baby Deer That Fell Into Pool
• Who Is Killing Orange County's Pelicans? $25K Reward Offered
• Nearly 30,000 Sign Petition For Hot Dogs, Buns To Match Numbers