GOOD NEWS! Patriotic Employer, Wheelchair Fundraiser, More Ice Bucket Challenges + World Youth Climbing Champ

Uplifting stories of the week from Georgia’s Patch sites include and new business openings.

• Patriotic Employer Award for Cherokee County Schools
• Georgia Wheelchair Athletic Association Fundraiser
• Volunteers Helped Clean Up Big Creek on Kayaks
• Brookwood Sophomore Heads to World Youth Climbing Championships
• Parkview Latin Teacher Earns Prestigious Meritus Award
• Cumming Costco Opens Tomorrow
• New Businesses, Expansions Have Downtown Douglasville Booming
• Chamblee Middle School Accepts, Issues Ice Bucket Challenge
• Etowah High Principal Visits Peru for Educational, Service Learning Program
• Wet Heads! ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Splashes Across Georgia
• Hometown Heroes Named Outstanding New Club in the World
• New Businesses: The Little Clinic, School of Rock, Monte’ Bella Boutique and More
• Mountain View High Teacher Gets State Honor
• Bookworms Converge on Region for AJC Decatur Book Festival]
• Stuf’N Storage Preparing Two-Story Expansion
• Two Days Left to Register for Avondale Estates’ Citywide Yard Sale
• South Main Kitchen in Alpharetta presents ‘The Artistry of Food’
• Mayor Allegood, Chairman Lee Accept Ice Bucket Challenge
• Roswell Establishes Helpline for Teens Struggling with Substance Abuse
• Goodwill Opens New Bells Ferry Road Store
• Douglasville CVB Hosts Free Family Reunion Workshop
• Save the Date: DeKalb County walk of HEROES
• Back by Popular Demand: Olde Town Hiram Day
• Georgia’s Largest School System Surpasses Enrollment Projections
• Grandfather Protects Grandson, Shoots Back at Carjackers
• Moxie Burger Makes Zagat’s Top 10 Burgers List
• Half Marathon Relocating to Forsyth County
• Kroger Anchored Project Proposed Near Lindbergh City Center
• Music Midtown Schedule Released
• Meehan’s Public House To Open Fifth Location in Buckhead
• Gospel of Faith Hosts Summer Stage Play ‘Jaded’
• Healthy Cooking Chefs, Authors Featured at AJC Decatur Book Festival
• Former Hindu of Georgia Leader Convicted of Defrauding Followers
• Dallas, Ga., Restaurant Scores 61 on Health Inspection
• Rock to Motown Hits Duluth Town Center for Fall Festival
• Be a Hero: Run in the Suwanee Day Classic
• Douglas School Kitchens Get Straight A’s in Health Inspections
• Woodstock Elementary Health Track Ribbon Cutting Friday
• Prescription Drug Take Back Box Now at Roswell Police Department
• CDC Receives Grant to Battle Ebola Outbreak
• Forsyth Residents Can Apply for Disaster Relief Training
• Belmont Groundbreaking is Aug. 28
• Labor Day Gas Prices Expected to be Lowest Since 2010
• Forsyth County Fire Department Welcomes Three New Engines

»PHOTO: The mayor of Acworth and the chairman of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners sat united as ice-cold water was poured over their heads outside Acworth City Hall.