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Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Celebrates Birthday: Patch PM

Ambulances turned away | Greenway | Football canceled | Mask mandate protest | John Lewis memorial fundraiser | Rosalynn Carter: Patch PM

Rosalynn Carter turned 94 on Wednesday. She's known as an advocate for mental health, caregivers and child vaccinations, but is perhaps best known as our former First Lady and wife to former President Jimmy Carter. They've been married for 75 years.
Rosalynn Carter turned 94 on Wednesday. She's known as an advocate for mental health, caregivers and child vaccinations, but is perhaps best known as our former First Lady and wife to former President Jimmy Carter. They've been married for 75 years. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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.

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Turns 94

Rosalynn Carter — mental health advocate, former First Lady and wife to President Jimmy Carter — is celebrating her 94th birthday Wednesday.

Second Mask Mandate Protest Planned For Cobb School Board Meeting

Cobb Schools parents are planning another protest outside the school board meeting this week, urging the district to require masks.

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COVID-19 Case Cancels A DeKalb High School Football Game

Two days ahead of the 2021 high school football season kickoff, DeKalb County School District canceled one of the games Friday due to COVID.

Greenway Extension, Encore Park Gateway Receives City Funding

The North Fulton Community Improvement District approved a $200,000 partnership with Alpharetta on the design of the Greenway extension.

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John Lewis Memorial Fundraiser Kicks Off This Week

The John Lewis Commemorative Task Force is hosting a virtual event to start off a fundraising campaign for the Decatur Square memorial.

Ambulances Turned Away At Wellstar North Fulton From Overcrowding

A website tracking Georgia hospital capacity for ambulance services reports Wellstar North Fulton is "unable to accept incoming traffic."

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