Mom And Baby Fair, 2K Free Bookbags, UPS Packs Kits: 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.

• Office Depot Donates 2,000 Book Bags To Cobb Students
• Douglas County Sells Old Jail To City For $850,000
• Tanner’s 'Hey, Baby Mom and Baby' Fair Slated For Aug. 25

Man Shot, Killed In Home Invasion

A man was shot and killed in a Snellville home invasion Monday, the second home break-in reported in the area in a couple of days. Kemar Hawkins, 27, was shot in his home just after 4 a.m., police say.

Delta Worker Charged With Smuggling Thousands In Cash

A Delta Air Lines employee and his wife are facing federal charges that they smuggled hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash to California through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, according to a media report. Federal officials also allege that the Delta employee attempted to bribe security workers at the airport.

2 More Arrests In Violent 'Takeover-Style' Bank Robbery: FBI

Two more men have been arrested in a violent armed bank robbery that occurred on June 28. The robbers were armed with handguns and an AR-15 when they held up a United Bank in Woodbury, according to the FBI.

Traffic Alert: Bridge Work In Downtown Atlanta

As part of the Courtland Street Bridge Replacement Project, construction workers this weekend will close a portion of Decatur Street in downtown Atlanta to set 21 steel beams across three bridge spans above the street, the Georgia Department of Transportation said.

UPS Packs Hygiene Kits For 500 Students

Five-hundred youth enrolled in the Fulton County School System will receive their own hygiene kits at the start of this school year, courtesy of UPS's African American Business Resource Group and the Ed Isakson YMCA in Alpharetta.

Rapper Ludacris Pays Woman's $375 Grocery Bill

Rapper and actor Ludacris may say he's just "a regular guy," but a freelance writer says he's "an angel" and "awesome run amok," not for what he does on stage or on screen, but in everyday life — like when he's standing in the checkout line at a grocery store.

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Also Worth A Look Today

• Three Behind Bars In Decatur Stabbing Death
• BBQ Blues & Bluegrass Festival Comes To Decatur On Aug. 11
• Arrests Made In 2 Stone Mountain Killings
• Cobb Police Arrest Four In Austell Homicide
• Best Homes In Georgia With Southern Charm
• Gwinnett Inspections: 3 Restaurants Fail, Including Arby's
• Cobb Restaurant Inspections: Bonefish Grill, Great Wall Pass This Week
• Georgia 100 Best Public High Schools: 2019 Edition
• More Photos Released In Paulding Hit And Run Case

Across America

• Happiest Dog Ever Photobombs Wedding: Pic
• Cellphone Documents Abuse Before 2-Year-Old Dies
• Mom Says Cops Called On Her As She Breastfed Baby
• Herd Of 118 Goats Invade Neighborhood, Go Viral

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