Pro-Trump Comments Didn't Get Teachers Fired: Superintendent | Patch PM

Stories to share this evening:

Man Charged With Killing Ga. Beauty Queen Who Vanished In 2005

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has made an arrest in a case involving the disappearance of a beauty queen and teacher more than 10 years ago in south Georgia. Ryan Alexander Duke, 33, has been charged with murder in connection to the disappearance of Tara Grinstead, the agency announced Thursday afternoon. >>>Read more.

DeKalb Supertindent Slams ‘Misleading’ Reports On Ex-Employees

The head of the DeKalb County School District has come out with a stinging rebuke of "misleading news reports" that said three educators were fired for pro-Trump sentiments. Some websites were reporting that teachers and faculty of DeKalb schools — one of the most diverse districts in the country — were being warned not to express unity with Trump's immigration policies. Several articles online report that educators were being cautioned by DeKalb school officials not to express their opinions on or off campus.>>>Read more.

Odds Looking Long For Casino Bill in Georgia

All bets are off on casino gambling in Georgia. A preliminary vote on a bill that would legalize casinos in the state has been scrapped, with at least some lawmakers saying the odds for the bill's passage don't look very good.>>>Read more.

Gunmen In Scary Masks Sought In Store Shooting

Neighbors said the owner of a neighborhood convenience store on Donnelly Avenue in southwest Atlanta was known as a sweetheart to the community. Many patrons of the store are shocked to learn that "Papa" is in the hospital, the victim of a gunshot wound to the back.>>>Read more.

• Buckhead Doctor Sentenced For Illegally Prescribing Painkillers
• Cumming Man Arrested For Sending Lewd Texts To Professor
• Bill By Marietta Lawmaker Targets Juveniles Who Shoot Police
• Fulton Chairman John Eaves Enters Atlanta Mayoral Race
• Three People Shot During Bar Fight in Tucker

Patch PM shares a few of the day’s must-read items from our Virginia and D.C. networks. The Patch community platform covers communities across the area.