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Around the Region: Dunwoody Rap Video Goes Viral, Protestors Try to Storm Hospital and Pets Suffering From Economic Downturn

A look at stories from across Metro Atlanta and northeast Georgia.

– Dunwoody Patch

Dormtainment has put onto the national stage.

Friday morning, their video 'Straight Outta Dunwoody' hit the airwaves on NBC's TODAY Show.

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The group released their parody rap video about Dunwoody -- a nod to NWA's 'Straight Outta Compton' -- a week and a half ago. Since then, the video has had nearly 220,000 views.

 

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– East Atlanta Patch

Around 300 people with the Occupy Atlanta movement tried to storm  Friday evening.

Emory police lined the entrance, preventing the marchers from entering. 

No arrests were made during the march. The march was organized in support of the Peachtree-Pine homeless shelter located across the street from the hospital. The Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless, which operates the shelter, recently filed a lawsuit against Emory University and Emory Healthcare claiming the healthcare company engaged in a conspiracy to sabotage the shelter.

Emory issued a statement and the .

"While we certainly support Occupy Atlanta’s right and desire to peacefully gather and demonstrate, we strongly disagree with their assertion that Emory University and Emory Healthcare discriminate in any way, shape or form against the men and women we serve each and every day," Emory said in the prepared statement.

 

– Northeast Cobb Patch

Once upon a time, most of the animals at the Cobb County Animal Control shelter were strays that were either homeless rogues or animals that had somehow lost their way. Not so anymore. The number of animals dropped off by their owners has been on the increase since the economic downturn.

Owner turn-ins now account for the majority of animals at the shelter. Of the ones that come in as strays, many were left abandoned in homes or turned out to wander the streets because their owner could no longer care for them.

See the for a list of resources available to help financially struggling owners provide for their pets.


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