What You Need To Earn, Hazing Death, New Eateries: News Nearby

There was plenty of news across Georgia on Thursday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here's a roundup of some of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

• LSU Bans Fraternity After Roswell Student's Death
• Woman Robs Cellphone Store With Steak Knife
• Sarah Donuts To Open In Decatur
• Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Opens In Canton

Hundreds Of Cobb Students Get Suspension For Walkouts

More than 200 students who walked out of class at Cobb County schools to protest gun violence have begun to learn what their punishment will be for doing so. Student organizers are urging their classmates to wear black on Tuesday, when they will serve the suspension

300 School Employees To Take Firearms Class, More Slots Available

More than 300 school employees have registered for Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway's free Responsible Firearms Carry and Safety class Saturday, March 24, but the sheriff's office said they are still accepting students.

Woman Accused Of Beating Disabled Child: Report

A Bartow County woman was arrested late Sunday for assaulting her disabled daughter, according to an incident report released by the Sheriff's Office. A deputy arrived at the residence to find the woman running in the driveway with a broom handle.

Inmate Brags On Facebook, Gets New Charges

A federal prison inmate in Atlanta could be spending more time behind bars after bragging about having a phone, taking credit for a murder and calling himself a "motivational speaker for gangsters" in a video he appears to have posted to Facebook.

AIDS Researcher Named New CDC Director

A noted AIDS researcher has been named the next leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Robert R. Redfield will become the Atlanta-based centers' 18th director, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced Wednesday.

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Also Worth a Look Today

• Toys R Us Liquidation Sales Delayed At GA Stores: What's Next?
• Woodstock High Principal Named Administrator Of The Year
• Paulding's $215M Richland Creek Reservoir Project Update: WATCH
• Cambridge High School Student Passes Away
• Here’s How Much You Need To Earn To Live In Paulding County
• 33-Year Jail Chaplain Garey Y. McManus, Of Douglasville, Obituary
• Here’s How Much You Need To Earn To Live In Gwinnett County
• Here’s How Much You Need To Earn To Live In Forsyth County
• Here’s How Much You Need To Earn To Live In Douglas County
• Green Market Opening In Peachtree Center
• Lawrenceville Man Tries To Hit Cop With Stolen Corolla: Police
• Atlanta Mayor, Fulton Commission Chair Meet
• 110 Jobs Retained In Bartow County In 2017
• Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Opens In Canton

Across America

• Tempe Police Release Video Of Uber Fatal Crash
• Starbucks Launches Crystal Ball Frappuccino
• Chinese Space Lab To Crash In Midwest
• Choking 2-Month-Old Baby Saved By Police [Video]

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