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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.

• Car Hits Horse After Falling Tree Breaks Fence
  
• Diet Coke, Facing Sales Drop, Tries Out New Flavors, Sleek Can
  
• Worst Drivers: Where Georgia Ranks On National List

Pastor Offers Needles To Drug Addicts At Church
A Cherokee County pastor known for his unconventional approach to religion and faith wants to take another bold step in an effort to reach people in the grips of drug addiction, but the law may not be on his side.

Owl Attack Injures Atlanta Man
For the third time in the past few weeks, an owl attack has been reported in metro Atlanta — this time on a human. But a Georgia wildlife expert says that such attacks are rare, and no cause for alarm.

Roaches, Mold Found At Diner In Marietta
Inspectors found roaches in a walk-in cooler, climbing the cooler walls and inside a holding unit for baked goods at a 24-hour diner in Marietta this week.

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• Woman Killed While Crossing North Point Parkway
• Major Change In Shopping At Marietta Walmart
• 3 Charged With Obtaining Fake Prescriptions For Painkillers
  
• Police Need Help Finding Logan's Roadhouse Burglars
  
• Paulding Polar Plunge To Benefit Special Olympics

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