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Good News: Top 100 Schools, $43M Refund, $50K Student Loan Payoff
Good news stories from Georgia Patches include top 100 schools, $43 million refund, One Direction helps a Georgia fan, and Dogwood Festival.
From Georgia's top 100 schools, the pop group One Direction helps a Georgia girl and $43 million in refunds coming to Georgia Power customers, plus a look ahead to the Atlanta Dogwood Festival, a surprise $50,000 student loan payoff and the inspiration for an Olympic bobsledder, we've rounded up some good news stories from Georgia Patch sites this week.
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Here are this week's good news headlines:
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- $43M Refund Coming To GA Power Customers
- These Are The Top 100 Schools In Georgia For 2018, New List
- Firefighter Reunites With Girl He Caught, Saved
- It's Super Bowl, Here Are 8 Great Sports Bars In Atlanta
- Police Officers Save Dog From Fire: WATCH
- Woman Surprised With Huge Student Loan Payoff Check: WATCH
- 6 Georgia Employers Among Best For Diversity In U.S.: Forbes
- Atlanta Dogwood Festival 2018 Set For April 13-15
- Who Inspires Douglasville's Olympian Bobsledder? WATCH
- One Direction Helps Young Fan With Cerebral Palsy
- Literacy Council Wins $18K Grant To Establish Little Libraries
- Military Veteran Named First Citizen Of Cherokee County
- Positively Roswell Continues Push For Citizen Engagement
- Annual Daddy Daughter Dance Returns Feb. 3
- ALDI To Open In Decatur On Feb. 1
- Del Taco, Burlington, Bealls Coming To Renovated Arbor Square
- French Car-Maker Locating Headquarters In Atlanta
- $20,000 Awarded To Gwinnett Public Schools For Reading Program
- Nearly $6,000 Awarded To Arbor Elementary For Mentoring Club
- Georgia Symphony To Play Valentine's Show In Cobb
- Alexander High School Chorus Students Perform Abroad: WATCH
- Food That Rocks Relocates To City Springs
- Roswell Leaders Approve Makers Space At Old Fire Station
- Roswell Roots Festival Kicks Off In February
- Home Depot Hiring 1,200 In Atlanta Area For Spring
- Best Businesses, Community Leaders Recognized By Paulding Chamber
- Sandy Springs Wins Golden Shoe Award
- Emory Johns Creek Patient Raises ALS Awareness Through Art
- Cartersville Wins 2018 Live, Work, Play City Award
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