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News Nearby: President Obama's Georgia Visit; Standoff Suspect Faces Charges

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Acworth Man Faces Charges After Standoff 
- Acworth Patch

The 23-year-old man who allegedly charged a Cobb County Police officer with a knifeTuesday afternoon and kept neighbors from their homes for close to six hours as law enforcement negotiated with him has been identified as Timothy Przedpelski of Acworth.

Przedpelski is being held on charges of willful obstruction of a law enforcement officer and aggravated assault, according to online Cobb County jail records. See Acworth Patch for more on this story.

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Decatur Welcomes Obama
- Decatur Patch

About 500 people packed the Decatur Recreation Center gym on Thursday to hear President Obama promote his plan to expand early childhood education.

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People lined the streets to watch his motorcade pass by on its way to the College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center and hundreds gathered outside the rec center. Some held signs to welcome Obama, others took him to task for allowing the use of drones in Afghanistan. See Decatur Patch for more on this story.


Gwinnett School Officer 'Serious but Stable'
 - Suwanee Patch

The wife of injured Gwinnett Schools' resource officer Rolando Jimenez said Thursday that he is in "serious but stable condition" after being injured Wednesday when hit by a motorist at Lanier High in Sugar Hill.

Melissa Jimenez's statement, which was released through a GCPS spokesperson, said the officer underwent surgery to address internal bleeding and to set his jaw, which was broken during the accident.

He also suffered a broken pelvis and a knee injury, the statement said. See Suwanee Patch for more on this story.

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