Sci-Fi And Football: A Wild, Long Weekend In Atlanta | Patch PM

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ATL Cops Gearing Up For Crazy Labor Day Weekend

Take tens of thousands of science fiction and fantasy lovers, throw in a bunch of diehard college football fans, add some folks celebrating Pride, some excited concert-goers and a bunch of book-lovers just down the road and what do you have? You've got Atlanta on Labor Day weekend.

State Troopers Prepare For Busy Labor Day Weekend

Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer, and the three-day weekend is jammed packed with events cropping up around metro Atlanta. If you're planning to hit the road to partake in these festivities or make a quick, last-minute trip to the beach, the Georgia State Patrol wants you to practice safe driving habits.

Disabled Vet Scammed Out Of House, Needs Your Help

An Atlanta area disabled veteran and her family are in need of help after being scammed in a bogus rental deal, according to a GoFundMe site set up to help the family. Brittnay Davis, her husband and six children are currently living in hotels until they can find a new place to call home.

Business Partner Conspired To Kill Bakery Co-Owner: Indictment

A Woodstock resident conspired with a former employee to kill his business partner because the victim was planning pull out of their bakery venture. That's according to a Cobb County grand jury, which indicted Ross Allyson Byrne this week on charges in connection to the 2014 stabbing death of Jerry Moore, co-owner of Best Dang Bakery Around in Woodstock.

UGA, Clemson Will Play Football In Atlanta

The Georgia Bulldogs and Clemson Tigers will be renewing a rivalry that's more than a century old — and they'll be doing it in Atlanta.

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