Pumpkins And Pets, CMX Sports Bar Open, $40M Fraud: News Nearby

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

• 3 Gang Leaders Convicted On Murder, Drug, Weapons Charges
• STD Rates Reach Another Record High In Fulton, Elsewhere In U.S.

• Flu Shots: Where To Get Them In Dallas-Hiram
• Flu Shots: Where To Get Them In Douglasville

Canton Man Indicted For $40 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme

A man from Canton has been indicted for running a fraud scheme that caused investors to spend over $40 million on his company's promissory notes.

Atlanta Humane Hosting Pumpkin Patch, Adoption Event Saturday

The Atlanta Humane Society is hosting a Pumpkin Patch and Adoption Event this Saturday, Oct. 12.
There will be pumpkins for sale, dozens of animals up for adoption from several local adoption organizations, a bouncy house and face painting, food trucks, and vendors.

DNR Warns Public To 'Kill Immediately' Invasive Snakehead Fish

The first sighting of an invasive species has prompted officials with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division to tell the public to kill the animal right away.

CMX Stone Sports Bar Now Open At Halcyon

Sports fans can have a top-of-the-line sports viewing experience inside the newly opened CMX CineBistro Halcyon.

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Also Worth A Look Today

• She Is Safe Celebrates International Day Of The Girl At Avalon
• Early Voting Starts Tuesday In Johns Creek
• Kennesaw State Celebrates Homecoming Week 2019
• Sandy Springs Extends NeighborWoods Program
• Roswell Cultural Arts Center Celebrates Arts, Humanities Month
• Woodstock Hosting Little River Clean Up Saturday

Across America

• Great White Chomps On Kayak Off Catalina Island
• Child Turns Wheelchair Into Awesome Costumes
• Dodgers Become Winningest Team To Lose Division
• CA Man Convicted Of Threatening Parkland Families
• Couple Returns Tory Burch's Lost Dog