Garth Brooks Opening New Stadium | Man Buying iPhones Robbed | Homeowner Stabbed To Death: News Nearby

There was plenty of news across Georgia on Friday. 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.

• Man Buying iPhones Robbed At Gunpoint In Gwinnett
• Homeowner Stabbed To Death In Atlanta-Area Home Invasion: Report
• Tests Confirm White Powder Sent To Karen Handel's Home Was Non-Hazardous: FBI

Garth Brooks To Be First Music Act At Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Country star Garth Brooks will be the inaugural music act at the newly-minted Mercedes-Benz Stadium this fall, the artist announced Thursday. Brooks will play the new Atlanta Falcons stadium on Thursday, October 12, 2017 in a concert that will also feature Trisha Yearwood. The show will offer fans the first glimpse of how the $1.5 billion Mercedes-Benz Stadium will serve the region as a major music venue with first-class amenities throughout.

• Resident Wants Johns Creek To Buy Dean Gardens
• Federal Agents Raid Home In East Cobb: Report
• Free Internet Service Comes To Downtown Woodstock

Georgia Weather Forecast: The Remains Of The Storm This Weekend

It's a long way to Nagadoches, Louisiana. But metro Atlanta could be feeling the after-effects of Tropical Storm Cindy, which made landfall from the Gulf of Mexico near there early Thursday, throughout this weekend. Things look like they'll start to clear up on Sunday. But before then, we could be in for more rain.

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• Lightning Caused One Of Two Snellville Fires: Officials
• APS Superintendent Honored By Anti-Defamation League
• Homeless At Peachtree-Pine Shelter Will Be Transitioned In 'Humane Manner': Group
• 2 Youths Seen In Cobb With Slaying Victim: Police
• 4th of July 2017: Fireworks, Parade Return To Canton

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