Best Georgia High Schools | Trump Coming To Atlanta | Teen Brothers Killed In Crash: Patch PM

Here are the top local news stories worth reading and talking and knowing about on Tuesday, April 25, as pulled from our Georgia Patch sites.

Teen Dies As Forsyth Drug Overdoses Continue

A 19 year old died from a drug overdose Monday, marking the fourth overdose, and second deadly one, Forsyth County authorities have reported since the weekend.

The Monday overdose happened in the Polo Fields area of Cumming, according to a Forsyth County Sheriff's Office spokesman. Investigators were still working to determine the exact nature of the death and the drug involved.

Best Georgia High Schools For 2017: U.S. News And World Report

U.S. News and World Report has crunched the numbers for 2017, releasing its annual list of best high schools in the country, ranking the schools on national and state levels.

In Georgia, Columbus High School earned the title of the best high school in the state. Overall, the school ranked among the top 100 best high schools in the country (No. 83).
DeKalb School of the Arts ranked second best in the state, followed by Savannah Arts Academy.

President Trump Visits Atlanta Friday For NRA Convention

President Donald Trump is coming to Atlanta this week to speak at the National Rifle Association's annual convention. The three-day event is expected to draw more than 80,000 people to the Georgia World Congress Center.

Trump will speak at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum on the convention's opening day Friday, which happens to be the deadline for a governmental shutdown in Washington. In his Atlanta visit, Trump will be the first president since Ronald Reagan to speak at an NRA annual convention.

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• Teen Brothers Killed In Roswell School Bus Accident
• SunTrust Park Holding Mini-Job Fairs This Week
• Mattie's Call: 81-Year-Old Man Missing in Douglasville
• Store Employee Pepper Sprayed By Robbery Suspect

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