New Name For Gwinnett Braves | Crossing Guard Honor: News Nearby

There was plenty of news across Georgia on Friday. 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.

• The Gwinnett Braves' New Name Is …
• Flags To Fly At Half-Staff For School Crossing Guard
• Georgia Weather: A Snowy Morning, More On The Way

Airlines Cancel Hundreds Of Atlanta Flights Due to Snow
Friday's snowfall has caused hundreds of flights to be cancelled at the world's busiest airport, Delta and other airlines announced.

Everybody Freak Out! Social Media Mocks ATL Snow Response
Atlanta and winter weather have a long, uneasy relationship. Plenty of us remember 2014, when ice and two inches of snow turned the metro area's highways into a scene from "The Walking Dead."

School Bus Routes Stopped, Parents Told To Pick Up Children
All school bus routes have stopped in Bartow County, and the school system is informing parents and guardians to come and retrieve their children from school. That is the message the system dispatched around 10 a.m. Friday, as weather conditions continue to deteriorate around the county.

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• School Bus Crash On I-20 Injures 6: Reports
  
• Oops! Robbery Suspects Nabbed After Running Out Of Gas
• 2 Guilty In Gwinnett Jeweler's Violent Robbery
• City Seeks Feedback On Plan To Assess Affordable Housing
  
• Milton Police Issue Notice About Amazon Package Deliveries

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