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Christmas In September While Lifetime Films In Marietta: Patch PM

Sephora at Kohl's | Labor union member spike | Pumpkin patches | Labor Day hours at grocery stores | Lifetime filming in Marietta: Patch PM

Three Marietta businesses — Lizards & Lollipopz, Rhinos and Rhinestonez, and Piastra Italian Cuisine — will be used in the filming, and the names won't be covered with fake ones when the film comes out.
Three Marietta businesses — Lizards & Lollipopz, Rhinos and Rhinestonez, and Piastra Italian Cuisine — will be used in the filming, and the names won't be covered with fake ones when the film comes out. (Google Maps)

There was plenty of news across Georgia on Thursday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here's a roundup of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

Lifetime Christmas Movie Filmed In Marietta

Three Marietta businesses were being used in the filming of a Lifetime movie airing in December. Crews were filming in the area Wednesday.

Kroger, Publix, Aldi: Grocery Stores Open In GA On Labor Day 2021

Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Publix, Kroger, Aldi, Food Lion and other Georgia grocers will be open for the upcoming Monday holiday.

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Woodstock Kohl's Opening In-Store Sephora On Friday

The new Sephora at Kohl's location opens on Friday in Woodstock with 2,500-square-feet of dedicated space.

Union Membership In Georgia: See Recent Trends

See if union membership went up or down in Georgia from 2019 to 2020 as Labor Day 2021 approaches.

Find out what's happening in Mariettafor free with the latest updates from Patch.

DeKalb Closes Elementary School Due to COVID-19 Case Surge

Oak View Elementary School closed temporarily Thursday after 18 students across five different grades tested positive for COVID-19.

Remembering 9/11 Victim From Roswell 20 Years Later

A Roswell resident who died on 9/11 will be among those memorialized at services across the country on the attack's 20th anniversary.

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