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ATL Mayor Race Recount | Salmonella Outbreak Update: News Nearby

Top Georgia stories, including three Atlanta restaurants named to a list of the best restaurants in the United States for 2017.

There was plenty of news across Georgia on Wednesday. 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.

Toyo Tire Salmonella Outbreak: Food Source Identified
Preliminary laboratory findings released by the Georgia Department of Public Health have identified the food source responsible for last month's salmonella poisoning outbreak that sickened dozens and hospitalized five people who ate food catered for Toyo Tire employees.

3 Atlanta Restaurants Among Nation's Best For 2017
We all know that Atlanta is a great food town. Turns out, people in the rest of the country have noticed, too.

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Man Gets Life Plus 15 Years For Killing Girlfriend's Son
A 52-year-old man will serve life in prison plus 15 years for shooting to death the son of a woman with whom he was having an extramarital affair, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard Jr. announced Wednesday.


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