Georgia's Best Waffles | Why Mom Crashed On Purpose: News Nearby

There was plenty of news across Georgia on Tuesday. 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.

• Georgia's Best Waffles Aren't At Waffle House: List
  
• Here's The Most Important Historical Event In Georgia
  
• Mother Crashes Car Into Pole To Prove To Kids God Is Real

'Senior Skip Day' Wreck: Car Went Airborne, Crashed Into Tree
The Georgia State Patrol has released new details about the fatal, single-vehicle crash that killed one teenager and seriously injured another late Monday morning in Clayton County. McDonough resident Makayla Penn, 18, died in the collision while the driver, 17-year-old Cristina Pavon-Baker of Jonesboro, was transported to an area hospital for treatment.

3 Presidents Speak At Zell Miller Memorial
Three former U.S. presidents joined thousands of others at a memorial service Tuesday morning for Zell Miller, the former governor and United States senator who died Friday at his north Georgia home.

I'm Glad Today's Over, Reads Tripp Halstead's Mom's Funeral Post
Tripp Halstead, the Jefferson boy whose family garnered support from across the Atlanta area five years ago when he suffered a serious brain injury from a falling tree branch that struck him, had his funeral March 18.

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• Check Your Kid's Backpack: Douglas School Superintendent Says
  
• Georgia Flu: CDC Says New Strain Is More Severe For Kids
• Smyrna Police Seek Crying Robber, Masked Men
• Family Of Slain Teen Donates $25K To Roswell Police
  
• Man Reports Someone Cut Braking Wires To Van

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