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There was plenty of news across Georgia on Tuesday. 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.

• Cartersville Medical Center Gets "A" In Hospital Safety
• Duluth Basketball Player Charged In Gwinnett Man's Murder
• Kennesaw State Names New Athletic Director

Corrections Officer Indicted On Excessive Use Of Force Charge

A senior correctional officer at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta has been arraigned on charges he assaulted an inmate and filed a false account to cover up the alleged attack.

Vigil Held For Teens Killed In Crash After Gwinnett Football Game

Friends, family and classmates gathered Monday to mourn three teens from Meadowcreek High School who were killed after their SUV flipped while leaving a Gwinnett County high school football game near Norcross.

21 Georgia Nursing Homes Rated As Best In State: U.S. News

A new set of ratings places nearly 2,300 nursing homes in the United States as top care providers in the country for 2017-18. The "Nursing Home Finder," released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report, evaluated more than 15,000 nursing homes across the country; in Georgia, 21 nursing homes made the list.

DeKalb Sheriff Warns Trick Or Treaters About Registered Sex Offenders

Trick-or-treaters are again being warned to avoid going to homes where registered sex offenders live on Halloween night, which falls on Tuesday this year.

School Systems Roll Out Plans To Weather Funding Shortfall

In an effort to manage the funding shortfall created by the delay in receiving property tax revenue to fund its operations, the Fulton County and Atlanta Public school systems are taking considerable measures to brace for what could be a bumpy fiscal year due to the state rejecting the 2017 tax digest.

Sinkhole Reopens On Highway 9 In Roswell

A sinkhole that formed more than two months ago on Atlanta Street/Highway 9 in Roswell has made another appearance, forcing the city to close the far-right southbound lane between Oak Street and Oxbo Road.

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Also Worth a Look Today

• School Bus Driver Won't Face Charges For Fight: Report
• 2 Sentenced In New Year's Day Shooting, Robbery Of Homeless Man
• Atlanta Has One Of USA's Hottest Neighborhoods: Report

Across America

• Squeal Alert: Watch These Bears Live In Alaska
• Truck Kills At Least 6 Cyclists In NYC: Sources
• Parent Takes Teacher Hostage At CA Elem. School
• House Of Cards Season 6 Production Suspended

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