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There was plenty of news across Georgia on Thursday. 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.

• National Wine Day: Top Wine Bars In Forsyth County
• Top 5 Bars In Cobb County For National Wine Day
• National Wine Day: Top Wine Bars In Gwinnett County

A Sandy Springs teenager had to be hospitalized late last week after she tested positive for opiates, a development her mother said could only be explained by a cool treat she enjoyed just moment before. The woman said she and her 17-year-old daughter purchased a Popsicle from a push-cart near the Krispy Kreme shop in Roswell: Drug-Laced Popsicle Roswell Teen Ate Had Opiates: Mom

The Georgia State Patrol will have troopers out in full force on state roads and highways for the Memorial Day weekend through midnight Monday. Patrols will enforce seat belt laws and keep an eye out for impaired drivers: Memorial Day 2017: State Troopers Beef Up Patrols

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• Funeral Thursday For Acworth Teen Killed In Tree Fall
• Two People Shot Outside Atlanta Strip Club
• Gwinnett SWAT Standoff Shooting Suspect Identified
• Tech Company To Create 65 Jobs, Invest $2.5 Billion, In Douglas County
• 'Why Do Police Shoot?' Seminar Set For May 30
• Runaway Teens Sought In Douglas County

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