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Body Found in Lake Lanier; TV Crew Prepares for Local Filming

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Fisherman Finds Body Near Mary Alice Park - Cumming Patch

Forsyth County authorities hope a body found by a fisherman near Mary Alice Park is that of a Tucker man missing for a month after his boat was first seen running in circles on Lake Lanier.

After the body was found Sunday morning, Forsyth County deputies pulled it from the lake, according to WSB-TV. . For more on this story, visit Cumming Patch.

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Fatal Crash Leads to I-575 South Shutdown - Kennesaw Patch

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Interstate 575 South is closed indefinitely due to a fatality crash that occurred just before 2 p.m. Monday, according to a Nixle alert from Cobb County Government.

The Cobb County Police and Georgia State Patrol are on the scene, which is just north of Chastain Road. .

- Loganville-Grayson Patch

It took less than an hour after closing arguments for Alcovy Circuit Superior Court Judge Eugene Benton to find Corey Butler, 31, of Monroe, guilty of all 14 counts in the indictment for the 2009 murder of Epsie Ewing, 65, of Loganville.

Butler was accused of going to the home of Epsie and CF Ewing with Barry Marquez Partee and John Jody Blackwell on or about 1 p.m. on May 21, 2009 to commit armed robbery. During the attack, CF and Epsie Ewing were both beaten..

Former Dunwoody Resident Premieres Beatles Film - Dunwoody Patch

Former Dunwoody resident Ryan White premiered his film on The Beatles this past weekend at the Atlanta Film Festival.

"Good Ol' Freda" premiered at Druid Hills Baptist Church on Saturday, March 15.

This film centers around Freda Kelly, a Liverpool teenager who was asked to work for a local band hoping to make it big. .

City Announces Members of the Working Group to Reduce Prostitution - Midtown Patch

Recognizing the need for a holistic approach to combat street-level prostitution, the City of Atlanta has convened a Working Group to Reduce Prostitution to collaborate with key stakeholders and bring back recommendations to the Administration and City Council. .

'The Returned' TV Crew Prepares Norcross Home for Filming - Norcross Patch

FTP Productions plans to film the ABC pilot for a supernatural drama called "The Returned" in Norcross this week. Most filming will take place at the Pafford home at 566 N. Peachtree St., but the production also plans to capture downtown businesses, street traffic and some neighbors surrounding the home. .


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