Comedian Ron White's Gwinnett House | Best Steakhouse | Handel: 'I Do Not Support Livable Wage': News Nearby

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.

Comedian Ron White's Gwinnett County Home Is For Sale

He may have been part of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, but the house that comedian Ron White is selling in Gwinnett County suggests an altogether different income bracket. White — you can "call him Tater Salad" — has put the 13,000 square foot mansion in Suwanee on the market for just under $2.4 million.

Master List: National Merit Scholarship Winners Of Georgia

Sixty-one of Georgia's brightest high school graduates have been named National Merit Scholars, the program announced Wednesday. The National Merit Scholarship program provides students with up to $2,000 annually for four years toward an undergraduate degree at an institution of higher learning.

• Six Atlanta Graduates Named National Merit Scholars
• 12 Cobb Graduates Named National Merit Scholars
• Brookhaven Senior Named National Merit Scholar

Plus the latest Atlanta area restaurant inspections:

• Restaurant Inspections: Mold Growth, Tacos Prepped Without Gloves
• Restaurant Inspections: Zaxby's, A Taste of Joy, Del Taco, Shane's Rib Shack
• Paulding County Restaurant Inspections: Cold Stone Creamery, McDonald's, Subway
• Forsyth County Restaurant Inspections: Windward Tavern, Pelican Petes, Taco Bell
• Douglas County Restaurant Inspections: Seabreeze Seafood, Checkers, Red Lobster
• Gwinnett County Restaurant Inspections: Hibachi Grill, Subway, Chik Fil-A
• Restaurant Inspections: 85, Or B, For Moe's Southwest Grill

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• 'I Do Not Support A Livable Wage,' Handel Says In Georgia's 6th District Debate
• Buckhead Restaurant Named Best Steakhouse In Georgia
• $49 Southwest Airline Flights From Atlanta On Sale Now
• Mall Of Georgia Plans Fireworks, Movie For July 4th 2017
• Escapee Caught Smuggling Smokes, Liquor Gets More Prison Time
• 2 Marietta Restaurants Named to Georgia's '100 Plates' List

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»Photo of Ron White's Gwinnett house courtesy of MRIS/Realtor.com