GA Good News: Best Small Cities, Cat Wins Award, Wall Of Fame

ALPHARETTA, GA — There were plenty of good news stories around Georgia Patches this week, including an Alpharetta cat that won a contest, free shelter pets and top nursing homes. Georgia cities were named "the best," a woman adopted an autistic man who needs a new heart and Google broke ground in Midtown are more good news stories from this week.

• Alpharetta Cat Wins Nationwide’s 2019 Hambone Award
• 19 Georgia Nursing Homes Make U.S. News ‘Best’ Ratings
• Autistic Man Alone Needed New Heart, So Georgia Nurse Adopted Him
• Google Breaks Ground In Midtown For New Offices
• Atlanta Shelters Offer Free Adoptions After Influx Of Animals
• Best Small Cities In U.S. 2019: Johns Creek Makes The List
• Best Small Cities In U.S. 2019: Kennesaw Makes The List
• Best Small Cities In U.S. 2019: Alpharetta Makes The List
• Best Small Cities In U.S. 2019: Roswell Makes The List
• Best Small Cities In U.S. 2019: Tucker Makes The List
• Best Small Cities In U.S. 2019: Smyrna Makes The List
• Best Small Cities In U.S. 2019: Marietta Makes The List
• Best Small Cities In U.S. 2019: Duluth Makes The List

More good news from Georgia Patches this week:

• One GA City Ranked Among America's Safest Cities
• River Ridge High Junior Earns Perfect ACT Score
• Forsyth Schools Named 2019 Governance Team Of The Year Finalist
• GA Students Surpass National Average On ACT For Fourth Year
• Avalon Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary With New Retailers
• Braves’ Freddie Freeman Meets Trick-Or-Treater Dressed As Him
• Cherokee Middle School Assistant Principal Named Finalist
• Emory Johns Creek Opens New Nuclear Medicine Unit
• North Fulton Charities Celebrates Warm Coat Day With Girl Scouts