ATLANTA — We’re not going to sugarcoat it: it’s been (another) pretty rotten year. But in the midst of a seemingly never-ending pandemic and a bunch of loss, there have been some glimmers of hope this year.
Here are some of our favorite feel-good moments of 2021:
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Let’s start with the obvious: That time an Atlanta sports team finally won again:
That time a UPS driver’s message for a new mom paid him back tenfold:
That time the Carters proved once again they are the world’s most adorable couple:
That time Devon Gales was accepted into UGA, 6 years after being injured there:
That time an Uber passenger paid a single mom’s tuition balance:
That time 2 rappers posted bail so low-level offenders could reunite with their families:
That time teachers and staff in Henry County gifted their co-worker a car:
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That time the Buford community rallied to help a homeless man who was hit by a car:
That time Freddie Freeman surprised a young Phillies fan who gave a HR ball to a Braves fan:
That time the community came together to celebrate the 100th birthday of a longtime Atlanta teacher:
That time a community came together to celebrate a beloved mailman’s retirement:
That time a custodian with DeKalb County Schools went from cleaning a classroom to teaching in one:
That time a COVID-19 patient in south Georgia got to go home after three months:
That time this very good boy got to retire after an amazing career:
That time two sisters got to buy the ice cream shop where they worked as teens:
That time Willie Spence brought us all to tears on American Idol and then won runner-up:
That time an Atlanta teen broke a swimming world record and won Paralympic gold:
That time this guy was reunited with his dog: