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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.

• Douglasville's Meyers Taylor Medals At Olympic Games
• Atlanta To Get Super-Fast 5G From AT&T In 2018
• 15-Year-Old Arrested For Bringing Handgun To School

Georgia Ranked 5th Most 'Sinful' State: Study
Georgia ranked as the fifth most sinful state in the country, according to a recent study done by WalletHub. The study looked at many factors, ranking each state in how prevalent each "sin" is there.

Hidden Torture: Georgia Abuse Cases Involving Homeschooled Kids
From a Mableton boy repeatedly sexually assaulted by a babysitter to a former star college football player convicted of locking his son in a basement for nearly two years as punishment, all have something in common with other abuse and torture cases in the country: The victims' precarious situation may have gone unnoticed in part because they were homeschooled.

The Best Fried Chicken In Georgia: List
Here in the South, few foods stir up the emotions quite like fried chicken. Arguing about who serves up the best yard bird can get pretty heated based on your own personal preferences — much less when you factor in hot chicken, chicken wings and all the other permutations on the classic dish we've come up with over the years.

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• Body Recovered From River Identified As Missing Man
  
• FBI Seeking Unique-Looking Fugitive
• Smiling Check Forger Identified, Search Is On
• Roswell Man Charged For Threatening Woman's Life: Police
• Polar Plunge Raises $3,000 For Paulding Special Olympics

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