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School Mask Protest, Delta Hiring 5,000, Buc-ee's: News Nearby

Top news includes a protest over mask mandates at school, Delta hiring soon, and a new Buc-ee's opening. How to share news, events on Patch.

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

Buc-ee's To Open Enormous Travel Center Off I-75 In Calhoun

The new Calhoun Buc-ee's, set to open later this year, will occupy more than 53,200 square feet and offer 120 fueling positions.

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Delta Airlines To Add 5,000 Jobs In Response To Travel Surge

The airline will welcome back hundreds of former employees and fill 1,300 customer service jobs by September.

Patient Arrested After Allegedly Firing Gun At Emory Employees

DeKalb County police arrested an Emory Decatur Hospital patient after they say he fired a gun at medical staff Wednesday morning.

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Dead Woman Found At Yellow River Park By Gwinnett Police

Gwinnett police need the public's help to ID a Black woman with two identifiable tattoos on her, found shot dead in Yellow River Park.

Gwinnett School Mask Mandate Sparks Protest, Online Petition

Some parents are pushing back on Gwinnett schools' mask mandate, with a protest planned for Friday and a reinvigorated online petition.

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