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GA Good News: Possum Trot, Merit Scholarships, Music Midtown
Good news this week includes nearly 60 Georgia Merit Scholars, Music Midtown is back, Kindergarten grads, and a return of the Possum Trot.
GEORGIA — Amid the bad news, there is still some good news to be shared, including free pet adoptions, another round of National Merit Scholarship awardees named, tiny graduates, Music Midtown comes back and a 10K for charity.
- Possum Trot 10K Returns To Roswell On June 19, Registration Open
- Pet Adoption Fees Waived For 'Shelter Pets Rock' Adoption Event
- Adoption Fees Waived This Summer At Forsyth County Animal Shelter
- National Merit Scholars From Georgia Announced
- Music Midtown Returns After 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic Pause
- TINY GRADUATES: Primrose School Of Midtown At Colony Square
Here are more uplifting stories from Georgia this week:
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- DeKalb's First Youth Police Academy Begins June 19
- Food Truck Roundup Returns To Blackburn Park
- Shop 29 Local Vendors At Sunday's Smyrna Handmade Market
- Drive-Thru COVID Vaccines, Free Food Available Saturday In DeKalb
- Free Grab-And-Go Meals Available For Gwinnett Kids This Summer
- National Merit Scholars From Atlanta Announced
- National Merit Scholars From Buckhead Announced
- National Merit Scholars From Gwinnett, Loganville Announced
- National Merit Scholars From Cobb County Announced
- National Merit Scholar Named From Cambridge High School
- National Merit Scholar Named From Cherokee High School
- 10 Forsyth County Students Named National Merit Scholars
- 2 National Merit Scholars Named From Roswell High School
- National Merit Scholar Named From Etowah High School
- National Merit Scholar Named From Druid Hills High School
- National Merit Scholar Named From Chamblee Charter High School
- New Sculpture Unveiling Planned At Root House Juneteenth Ceremony
- GSU Spring Dean's List Announced For Students From Dallas, Hiram
- GSU Spring Dean's List Announced For Douglasville-Area Students
- GSU Spring Honor Rolls Announced For Cartersville Area
- GoFundMe Set Up For Men Electrocuted At Canton Construction Site
- Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy Begins Hiking Challenge
- Gwinnett Teacher Honored By Georgia As Exemplary ESOL Instructor
- Escaped Parrot In Decatur Finds His Way Home To Mom
- 200 New Jobs Expected By Gwinnett Health-Care Staffing Firm
- Cherokee County Schools Honors Retiring Educator
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