GOOD NEWS! Boy Wants to Feed Others at Thanksgiving, Firefighter Revives Cats, Violence Vigil + Lottery Winners

From schools improving their SAT scores to top performers on AP exams, from football rankings to new business openings, here are some good news stories from Georgia’s Patch sites.

· Douglasville Boy Wants to Feed 50 on Thanksgiving

· Canton Man Stops For Hot Dog, Wins $1 Million Georgia Lottery Prize

· Firefighter Uses Oxygen to Revive Cats Caught in Blaze

· City Schools of Decatur is Georgia’s Highest Performing District on SAT

· Candlelight Vigil To Honor Cherokee Domestic Violence Victims

· Woodstock Leaders Remember Tessa Basford As Model Public Servant

· East Cobb 5K Will Raise Funds for School in Haiti in Memory of Sprayberry Assistant Principal

· Volunteers Overcome Weather to Repair Decatur Children’s Home

· Douglasville CVB Welcomes New Tourism Director

· Cartersville Seniors Show Gains in SAT Scores

· Johns Creek, Northview, Chattahoochee Students Top Performers on AP Exams

· ‘Perfect Year’ Contest Allows Residents To Live Rent Free at Avalon

· Cumming Residents Graduate from Citizen’s Law Enforcement Academy

· Douglasville Woman: ‘Attraction, Visualization’ Led to $750K Lottery Win

· Dacula Falcons Rise in State Football Rankings

· Norcross Blue Devils Back in State Football Rankings

· Grayson Rams Rise in State Football Rankings

· Douglasville Elementary School ‘Canstruction’ Turns Art into Donation

· Full Author Lineup Set for Marcus Jewish Community Center Book Festival

· Twisted Taco Expanding to Cumming in 2015

· Fulton County SAT Scores Hold Steady

· Dunwoody Schools: Farm to School Food Efforts Noted

· Dunwoody Haunted Farm Tour to Benefit Boy Scouts

· Douglasville School News: Teachers of the Year Announced

· Dacula-Area Schools: SAT Scores Rise at Mill Creek, Mountain View

· Grayson Farmer’s Market Still Open for Business

· Dunwoody Elementary Awarded Prestigious State Certification

· Buckhead School News: Fulton County Beats State SAT Average, While APS Scores Lag Behind

· East Cobb High Schools Surpass County, State, National SAT Scores

· North Cobb High School Narrowly Misses State Average SAT Scores

· North Cobb High School Narrowly Misses State Average SAT Scores

· Cumming Schools Beat State, National SAT Scores

· Tessa Basford, Woodstock City Council Member, Passes Away

· Fulton School System Wins Urban School Board Excellence Award

· Help Name Forsyth’s New Middle School

· Safety Grant Award Means New Bulletproof Vests for Hiram PD

(Firefighter Corey Dale, and a neighbor, administering oxygen to the cats at scene of fire near Norcross, Ga., on Oct. 5. Credit: Gwinnett Fire PIO)