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Top 10: Back to School; Suspected Car Vandals; Blessing Souls One Note at a Time
Also: ride along with a Brookhaven cop; new Buckhead eatery; and 'Papa Peachtree' passes away, as Patch rounds up the top headlines for Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013.
Top 10 headlines from around Patch in metro Atlanta for Thursday, August 1, 2013:
Decatur Kids Return To Classes
Children in the City Schools of Decatur returned to classes on Thursday, one of the earliest school starts in Metro Atlanta.
Morning Patrol: A Peek Into the First Day of the Brookhaven Police Department
Sgt. Jeff Vanaman discusses the life of a city police officer with Patch.
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Police Arrest Suspected Auto Vandal on Boulevard
After an uptick in vandalism, stepped up patrols lead to arrest.
Chow Bing Coming to Buckhead
The restaurant has a location on Decatur Street.
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The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, Returns to Atlanta
Aretha Franklin will be at The Fox this September.
Meet your chief of police and learn more about the department in this newly released video.
Sandy Springs Police Car Hit on Northridge Road
A Sandy Springs Police patrol car was struck from behind on Wednesday evening.
Rags On Main Feeding Homeless
A store in Stone Mountain Village called Rags on Main is doing its part to help homeless people.
Playing The Blues On Main Street
Trumpet player Sidney Cox has his trumpet out and is serenading passers- by on Tucker's Main Street this afternoon. He calls it "blessing souls one note at a time."
Founder of Peachtree Road Race Passes Away
Tim Singleton was a star at Druid Hills High School and Georgia Tech, and went on to start an Atlanta Fourth of July tradition.
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