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Other top stories from Georgia Patch sites included tornadoes popping up in a stormy work-week weather forecast for metro Atlanta.

There was plenty of news across Georgia on Monday. 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.

Atlanta Is Number One ... For Mosquitoes
This, Atlanta friends, is a title we would have been happy not to win. As the scent of citronella candles begins once again wafting through the air, Atlanta has been named the No. 1 city in the country for mosquitoes.

Georgia Weather Forecast: More Storms, 'Brief Tornado' Possible
The storms that rocked through much of metro Atlanta on Sunday aren't done yet, weather experts say. A flood watch has been extended for parts of north and central Georgia until 8 p.m. Monday. And "several other disturbances" — with the possibility of tornadoes — could mean we're in for a stormy rest of the week, too.

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Beating Pregnant Mother, Son Earns Man 5-Year Jail Sentence
A man was sentenced to 15 years with the first five in confinement after beating a pregnant woman and her four-year-old son in front of the woman's eight-year-old daughter, according to prosecutors.


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