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Hall County’s Santa Randy’s faith leads him to feed the homeless community
Gainesville’s “Santa Randy” Smith runs a faith-based outreach for the homeless community in Hall County, delivering food, clothing and prayer with help from volunteers.
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Georgia breast cancer patient faces chemo in costume to spread joy
Karen Strelecki, 72, started the Fun Fights Fear project with her husband to bring joy and happiness to fellow cancer patients.
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Orthopedic surgeons give Hondurans reason to hope
Since 2018, Stephen Smith has organized biannual trips for health care professionals to Honduras, where they provide free joint replacements to people who cannot afford them.
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Injured child from Gaza arrives for medical treatment in Atlanta
Yassin Alghalban, 12, is part of the largest evacuation of injured Palestinian children since the start of this Gaza crisis.
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Blank Foundation gives $2.7 million in grants to area food banks
The grants will allow local food banks to invest in both immediate relief and long-term solutions to food insecurity.
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18 nurses at Austell hospital go through baby bumps, births together
They laugh when people ask what’s in the water at Wellstar Cobb?
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Dough Bros roll up their sleeves for a sweet summer
Dough Bros is the summer business of two Marietta brothers, London and Leo Lampley, who bake and sell sourdough, muffins and cookies — often selling out in just hours.
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Sweet Tea: Black family reunions go deep
From the past and present of Black family reunions to celebrating Louis ARmstrong, there is a lot of good news in the region.
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Forest Park fire chief has burning desire to bring women into profession
Latosha Clemons has spent 3 decades in a profession where women make up less than 10% of the workforce.
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Toddler beats leukemia with help from Atlanta Ronald McDonald House
After a leukemia diagnosis, a Rome family found support at an Atlanta Ronald McDonald House while their son underwent chemotherapy at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.