Flu Closes Schools, Stealing from Home Depot, Court Reporters Indicted, Deputy's Girlfriend Shooting, Google Fiber Delay

(Photo: Ania Polk, 13, stands with Gwinnett County firefighters after she helped her two brothers out of a Snellville fire Thursday. Firefighters are calling her a hero. Credit: Gwinnett Fire PIO)

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Patch has sites in dozens of communities across Georgia. Here are some of the top headlines from Wednesday, Dec. 18:

• Four Sentenced for Stealing from The Home Depot
• Report: Deputy’s Girlfriend Shot Herself While Couple was ‘Intimate’ in Bed
• Flu Outbreak Closes Georgia School System Early for Holiday Break
• Google Fiber Plans Delayed: City
• Police Continue To Search For Missing Johns Creek Girl
• Braves Purchase Land Adjacent to SunTrust Park
• After Saving Kitten, Alpharetta-Based Pet Rescue Group Wins Grant
• UPS Donates $10,000 To Help Woodland Students Build Food Garden
• Report: Cartersville Woman Accused of Exploiting Disabled Resident
• GBI Finds No Wrongdoing in Death of DeKalb Jail Recruit
• Hero Teen Helped Her Brothers Escape House Fire
• When’s Santa Coming to Douglasville? Track Him With NORAD
• Local Program Provides Transportation Options To Roswell Seniors
• Jackson Healthcare CEO To Host Christmas Party For Foster Children
• Former Cherokee Court Reporters Indicted on Racketeering Charges
• Atlanta Internet Entrepreneur Pleads Guilty to Hiding Income Overseas
• Georgia Cheese Makers Recall Some Offerings
• Deputies Arrest Another Suspected Identity Thief

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