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Sunny Skies Hopefully Ahead for Paulding, Two Local Families

Here are some things to know as you begin your Saturday.

1. It remains to be seen if we’ll escape the possibility of rain today, but fortunately, there is a good chance we will.

The National Weather Service puts today’s chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms at 20 percent. We should see mostly sunny skies and a high near 94. But showers and thunderstorms are much more likely late tonight. Temps should drop to just under the 70-degree mark tonight under mostly cloudy skies.

2. An Atlanta-based radiothon this week featured two Dallas families telling their stories. Now you can read , who took part in the 11th-annual Children’s Health Care of Atlanta and Aflac Cancer Center’s and Blood Disorders Services Care-a-Thon.

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3. In a related story, our ‘Whiz Kid’ of the week was Sydney Johnekins—diagnosed with malignant sarcoma several years ago—who doesn’t need a radiothon .

4. Dallas golfer Craig Stevens can now say he shares a distinction with Tiger Woods, but unfortunately, not the best of honors. Though both played in this weekend’s PGA Championship (), both notched scores higher than the 4-over needed to remain in the tournament after Friday’s second round.

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5. Wondering if you should order a helping of one of the latest theatrical releases, 30 Minutes or Less? We’ve got a video review and a suggestion for a pre- (or post-) movie meal in .


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