NEWS NEARBY: A Sheriff's K-9 Retires, and a 'Pill Mill' Case ...

Legendary Flying Fortress Visits Atlanta - Brookhaven Patch

Though it never flew during World War II, the Memphis Belle can still give passengers a taste of what some members of the Greatest Generation experienced during the last world war.

The Movie "Memphis Belle" is a restored WWII B-17 "flying fortress" bomber that the Liberty Foundation maintains the plane as a traveling, living history exhibit. Only 11 B17s remain airworthy in North America, said the organization's Ron Cause.

Read more on Brookhaven Patch.

K9 Deputy Hangs up His Collar - Cumming Patch

After a heroic career, a member of the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office has retired.

Aron, a German Shepherd born in Dec. 2005, followed his nose while working for the sheriff's office as a specialist in narcotics, patrol work and tracking, according to his handler Deputy First Class C. Scott Goldsberry.

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- Cartersville Patch

One of the five people accused of operating a "pill mill" in Cartersville has pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with federal authorities.

Jesse Violante, 24, of Vero Beach, FL, who owned Atlanta Medical Group along with co-defendant Jason Votrebek, pleaded guilty in January to a drug trafficking conspiracy count in a deal with federal prosecutors, according to the court documents, attached. He is scheduled to be sentenced April 11 in Rome.

The conspiracy involved 61,908 (30 mg) and 10,564 (15 mg) pills of oxycodone, according to prosecutors.

Cartersville Patch has more on this story.

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