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Best Place to Live and Work as a Moviemaker? Atlanta!

Atlanta is the nation’s top big city to live and work in the movie industry, according to MovieMaker.com.

The website recently ranked 10 cities with populations of 400,000 and up in terms of film production in 2015; film community and culture; equipment access and facilities; tax incentives; cost of living; and lifestyle, weather and transportation. >>> read more.

Atlanta Among the Nation’s Most Educated Cities

The city of Atlanta is the nation’s 24th most educated city, according to a new survey by Degree Query. The survey listed the 50 most educated cities in the United States. Arlington, VA, came in at No. 1.

Degree Query researched Census data on a county level. Looking at the percentage of people 25 and older holding a bachelors degree or higher, it then worked its way back to the key cities and locales within that region that are highly educated. >>> read more.

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Police Respond to Armed Persons Call, Find Boys With Toy Guns

• What could have become a tragedy was quickly averted by alert officers.

Smyrna Woman Indicted in Multi-State Jewelry Theft Ring

• Abigail Kemp faces multiple charges.

Early Voting Begins Monday in Georgia’s Presidential Primary

• Trump? Cruz? Hillary or Bernie? Or someone else? Early voting begins today.

Patch PM shares a few of the day’s must-read items from our Georgia network. The Patch community platform covers communities across the state.