Each weekend, Patch affords its readers a review of the top stories and headlines from across Georgia. Here's a roundup of some of the state's major and quirkiest stories. You can also find your local Patch and catch up on these stories by clicking here.
Gov. Brian Kemp said he has been in communication with President Donald Trump amid the worst drought and destructive wildfires in Georgia.
Prosecutors say a man sexually abused a girl multiple times, including when she was 3-years-old.
A U.S. Postal Service truck flipped over during a two-vehicle crash, pinning the 41-year-old mother underneath it, media reports say.
A man who suffered a head injury is found dead in the parking lot of a local police department, authorities say.
Two police chases ended with the arrests of three people on Glenwood Day in DeKalb County.
Authorities say they found methamphetamine, cocaine, a stolen gun, MDMA and marijuana during the drug probe in two counties.
Two paramedics coming from vacation delivered a baby girl aboard a Delta flight leaving Georgia after her mom went into labor two weeks early.
Police say an officer has been placed on leave after social media video shows a man being body slammed to the floor in a Georgia store.
The body of a trucker who was en route to Miami has been found in Georgia, the FBI said.
Atlanta Police and Atlanta airport officials say they are searching for a missing 16-year-old boy, whose the son of an airport employee.
School officials remember Erroll B. Davis, the former Atlanta Public Schools superintendent and first African-American USG chancellor.
Georgia taxpayers can now check their eligibility for up to $500 in rebates.
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