GOOD NEWS!: Blood Drive Honors Student, No-Shave November Fights Cancer, Santa Visits + Which GA City Has Most Attractive Residents?

From holiday parades and visits with Santa to a Christmas tree giveaway and a student video aimed at curbing dropouts, here are some good news stories from Georgia’s Patch sites.

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• Little Mill Middle School Will Honor Student Who Passed Away With Blood Drive
• Clarke Schools’ Lanoue Named GA Superintendent of the Year
• Patch Voice: 5 Things to Be Grateful or Not-So-Grateful This Holiday Season
• Brunch With Santa To Benefit Aflac Cancer Center
• Atlantans Named to “Most Attractive People” List
• After Raising $1,500, Sheriff’s Deputies’ Beards Come Off
• Sandy Springs Extends MLK Humanitarian Award Nomination Deadline
• Sunshine With Santa Teaches Children About Giving Back To Community
• Women Entrepreneurs To Host Holiday Shopping Expo in Cartersville
• 36th Annual Duluth Tree Lighting Lights Up Town Green
• Douglasville Schools: 100,000 Book Initiative Seeks Donations
• Forsyth Sheriff’s Office Introduces New K-9 Deputy
• Forsyth County Fire Department’s Toy Collection Drive Underway
• Perimeter Mall to Host Story Time with Santa and Friends
• North Georgia Art Ramble Comes to Canton, Cherokee
• River Ridge High School Pilots College-Level Math Course Using Technology
• New Johns Creek Assistant City Manager To Start in January
• Comcast Donates Thousands To Hamilton Crossing Elementary School
• Douglas County Juniors Score Historic Highs on State Writing Test
• ‘Legion Riders’ Help Out Sheriff’s Cops for Kids Program
• 2 Douglas County Educators Named to Gov. Deal’s Advisory Boards
• 17 Job Openings in Dunwoody
• 3 Friends Donate Handmade Gifts to Toys for Tots
• 19 Job Openings in Decatur
• Alpharetta Wins Saris, Georgia Bikes Contest
• ‘Heroes and Helpers’ Provides a Merry Christmas To Roswell Children
• Holiday Events in Gwinnett: Parades, Tree Lightings and Jeff Foxworthy
• It’s a Boy! Snellville Mayor Give Birth to Couple’s First Son
• Christmas in Dacula: Music, Santa’s Village, Food Truck & More
• New Report Says Atlanta Public Schools Educators’ Lifetime Earnings Third-Highest in Nation +
• Cumming Family Seeks Heart Transplant for Daughter, Funds to Cover Cost of Procedure
• Roswell Offers Plenty of Holiday Cheer With Events
• Decatur Collecting Food, Winter Coats for Homeless Families: ICYMI
• Three School Officials to Represent DeKalb County on Governor’s Advisory Boards
• Nonprofit To Deliver 100 Christmas Trees To Roswell Families
• Former Alpharetta City Clerk Given Lifetime Service Award
• Cartersville Restaurant Donation Provides ‘A Touch of Warmth’ To Residents
• Cartersville Superintendent, Bartow Eduator Named To Advisory Boards
• Canton Students Excel on Georgia Writing Test
• Woodstock, Towne Lake Students Excel on Georgia Writing Test
• Milton Eagles 7th Grade Football Team Wins State Championship
• Thomas Fountain Named Georgia Country Male Artist of the Year
• New Business in Peachtree Corners: Construction, Food Services, Health Care
• Angel Trees to Bring Christmas Gifts for Kids with Cancer
• See Pile Drivers, Sleeper Holds at Toy Fundraising Event
• Don’t Forget: “Sensitive Santa” in Cumming Dec. 13
• Acworth Church Staff Will Live in Scissor Lift to Raise Money for Kids’ Bikes
• Paulding County Schools Earn AP Honor Roll Distinction
• Acworth Chiropractic Office Planning to Collect Food for Needy +
• Kennesaw Athlete Signs Commitment Letter With Georgia State
• Creekview Students Are Finalists In ‘Stop The Drop’ Video Contest
• GGC President Invited to the White House
• Canton To Host Supermarket of Veterans
• Woodstock K9 Unit Shows Off Skills at Narcotic Dog Conference
• Woodstock Christmas Parade Returns With New Route
• Your Photos, Video from Light Up Dunwoody

Photo credit: Screenshot from Creekview High School’s 2014 Stop The Drop video