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General Beauregard Lee, a groundhog, has predicted Metro Atlanta's weather for more than three decades. He resides at "Weathering Heights," a plantation-style manse at the Yellow River Game Ranch, a wildlife attraction in Lilburn.
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Says he predicts the weather better than Punxsutawney Phil.
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Most importantly, we uncovered that metro Atlanta’s groundhog General Beauregard Lee, long overshadowed by the more famous Punxsutawney Phil, is better at predicting the weather. Scandalous.
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