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Top Georgia news, including the way one local hospital is trying to combat the flu epidemic in Georgia.

There was plenty of news across Georgia on Tuesday. 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.

Bogus Nurse In Fatal Butt Injections Case Dies In Prison
The phony nurse who injected an Atlanta woman with silicone butt implants, resulting in her death, died Sunday in a Mississippi prison.

Georgia Weather: Up To 2 Inches Of Snow, Dangerous Cold Tuesday
Temperatures in metro Atlanta were beginning to drop Tuesday afternoon, with increasingly dire forecasts calling for the bottom to drop out, bringing snow and dangerous wind chills to the area.

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Hospital Restricts Visitors To Combat Flu Outbreak
A Bartow County hospital is taking steps to curtail the widespread flu outbreak in the area and across the country. Cartersville Medical Center will be restricting visitors who are experiencing flu-like symptoms from visiting patients, according to its Facebook page.


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