Doc Charged In Opioid Ring | Flu In Georgia: 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.

• Doctor Indicted In Federal Opioid Distribution Ring
  
• Flu Still Widespread In Georgia, Slows Nationally
  
• Georgia Weather Forecast: No Superstorm For Metro Atlanta

Tattoo Feud Led To Little Five Points Shooting: Police
A rivalry between employees of competing tattoo parlors led to a shooting Thursday night in Little Five Points, according to police.

Former Cop Pleads Guilty To Obstructing FBI Investigation
A former Cartersville police officer has pleaded guilty to allegations that he tipped off an informant of an active drug investigation undertaken by the FBI.

Hard To Teach Dead Kids, Paulding Mom Tells School Board: WATCH
In light of the Broward County School shooting which left 17 dead children and teachers and the wounding of many more, a Paulding County mother addressed the Board of Education Tuesday about protecting Paulding children from a similar fate.

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• Teen DeKalb Jail Inmate's Death Apparently Suicide: Officials
  
• Fulton Schools Will Support Student Protests
• Email Scheme Arrests Net $500,000 In Recovered Property
• Council Approves Adding Solar Panels To Mimosa Hall
  
• Rhythm & Brews Returns For Third Year

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Photo: A 2009 booking photo of Dr. Joseph Burton provided by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office