Black Restaurant Week, Pastor To Prison, $26M Gift: News Nearby

Here are some of the share-worthy stories from Georgia Patches to talk about tonight:

• Black Restaurant Week Kicks Off This Weekend In Atlanta
• Georgia American Civil Liberties Union Says State Wrongly Erased 200,000 Voters From Rolls In 2019
• Toddler Awarded College Scholarship

Teen Missing Since May, Authorities Seek Leads

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office needs the public's help finding a teenage girl last seen in Douglasville on May 28. Deondra Steward, 17, is believed by authorities to have left of her own volition.

Georgia Troopers On Lookout For Speeders Over Labor Day Weekend

State troopers will be out in full force over the Labor Day weekend looking for speeders and distracted or impaired drivers. The Labor Day travel period begins officially on Friday at 6 p.m. and ends Monday at 11:59 p.m.

Former Pastor Sentenced On Molestation Charges

A pastor with a long history of serving churches in the greater Atlanta area has been sentenced to five years in prison and 15 years of probation after pleading guilty to child molestation charges.

GA Coronavirus: Kemp Urges Georgians To Stay Safe Over Holiday

Gov. Brian Kemp barnstormed the state Friday ahead of the Labor Day weekend, warning against another coronavirus spike if Georgians don't remain vigilant. While touting recent drops in Georgia coronavirus numbers, Kemp cautioned that those gains could be wiped out if "some let their guard down."

2 High School Custodians Arrested On Drug Charges

Two custodians at South Forsyth High School were arrested Thursday for possession of methamphetamine and remain in the Forsyth County Jail on no bond, police said. The pair were arrested following a traffic stop turned up several pre-packaged bags of methamphetamine, police said.

Bloomberg Gifts Morehouse School of Medicine Over $26 Million

Morehouse School of Medicine has been awarded $26.3 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the charitable organization founded by entrepreneur and former New York City Mayor and Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg, the school said Thursday.

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