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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – A family restaurant in Forsyth County, Georgia, that was in danger of closing because of the coronavirus pandemic has new life – and it’s partially thanks to a neighboring diner. Paris Retana was afraid his burrito restaurant was finished. But then he opened up Tuesday morning. “We are just overblown and overwhelmed […]
LOGANVILLE, Ga. – Nancy Williams, of Loganville, Georgia, has been sewing since she was a little girl. That’s saying something, because she’s 96 years old. But what she’s making with a needle and thread today is protecting lives. “My daughter says it’s like a ‘war effort.’ It’s for the virus,” she said. “And I hand them to […]
OCONEE COUNTY, Ga. – A Georgia teen with autism is taking baking to a new level. Jack Leach, a 15-year-old who has autism and is nonverbal, won a contest for whipping up the best dessert. Grandmother Donna Leach said she taught Jack how to bake. “Could not be more proud of this kid,” Leach told WSB-TV. “He’s a […]
A World War II veteran from Forsyth County, Georgia, has received the highest honor the nation of France can give. David Nelson isn’t the type to toot his own horn, so the entire nation of France did it for him.
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. – Delta employees at Atlanta’s airport were on a mission Friday, trying to find a little girl’s lost doll. But this was no ordinary doll. The doll belongs to a little girl whose daddy is a Marine. He’s deployed overseas. She calls it her “Daddy doll.” “My heart absolutely sank. I started […]
A Forsyth County, Georgia, business owner expressed surprise after police said a naked man broke into his liquor store and only helped himself to a soda.