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Georgia Top News: Gas Woes, Citizen's Arrest, Scholarships
Citizen's arrest rolled back | Mask rules relaxed | No more fed money for jobless | Grads get scholarships | Colonial Pipeline: GA Top News
GEORGIA — Top news stories from Georgia Patches this week include the Colonial Pipeline saga from the ransomware hack that closed distribution to the resulting gas shortage and recovery efforts, Gov. Brian Kemp overhauled the Citizen's Arrest law used to justify the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, digital art is auctioned to support a homeless woman, and schools end mask mandates. Other top stories include top teachers, high school graduate scholarship winners and an end to federal dollars for unemployment.
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- GA Gas Shortage Could Last Next Two Weeks; Over By Memorial Day
- GA Citizen's Arrest Law Overhauled: Kemp
- Milton Senior Named U.S. Presidential Scholars Finalist
- Dacula BBQ Owner Stricken By COVID Just As Restrictions Relax
- Federal Unemployment Payments To Be Eliminated: Gov. Kemp
- Cobb, Marietta Schools End Mask Mandate For Fully Vaccinated
- Andre Dickens Announces Run For Atlanta Mayor
- Teachers Of Year To Be Honored By Cartersville City Schools
- Off-Duty Marietta Cop, Restaurant Employee Rescue Drowning Woman
- NFT Being Auctioned By Morningside Teen To Support Homeless Youth
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- Pharmacy Firm Accused Of Fake Opioid Scripts Settles With DOJ
- Man Missing For Two Months, Douglas Sheriff's Office Seeks Leads
- $3M Chastain Park Home Provides Escape From Buckhead Bustle
- More Than $350B In Federal Cash Starts Rolling Out To States, Local Level
- Cobb Restaurant Inspections: Buffalo Wild Wings, Truist Park
- DeKalb County Restaurant Inspections: Taproom Coffee, Total Wine
- $2,500 National Merit Scholarships Go To 9 Atlanta Grads
- $2,500 National Merit Scholarships Go To 5 Buckhead Grads
- Gwinnett Restaurant Inspections: Frontera, IHOP, Steak 'n Shake
- Pebblebrook High Welcomes New Magnet School Coordinator
- Georgia Joins GOP States In Curbing Unemployment Aid For Jobless
- Slice Of $14.7 Million Literacy Grant Awarded To Bartow Schools
- Brookhaven Pools To Open Later This Month
- Second East Cobb Cityhood Online Town Hall Scheduled Thursday
- Decatur's Church Street To Lose Vehicle Lanes, Add Bike Access
- Brookhaven Community Crime Map Now Available Online
- Cybersecurity Attack Halts GA-Based Gas Pipeline Operations
- Cobb Police Officer Shot By Fellow Officer In Dog Attack
- FoCo4Frontliners To Benefit From Halcyon's Ladies Night Out
- Short-Term Rental Ordinance Moves Forward In Cherokee County
- Man Charged With Murder In Connection With Hotel Shooting: Police
- Teen Goes Missing, Douglas County Authorities Seek Leads
- Input Sought On Johns Creek Business License Fees
- Annual Swing Into Action Golf Tournament Raises $60,000
- Ridgeview Charter Middle School Tennis Courts To Be Renovated
- Cherokee Seniors Named U.S. Presidential Scholars Semi-Finalists
- Smyrna Senior Named U.S. Presidential Scholars Semi-Finalist
- Decatur Senior Named U.S. Presidential Scholars Semi-Finalist
- DeKalb Senior Named U.S. Presidential Scholars Semi-Finalist
- Share Your Thoughts On Cobb County's Transportation Plan
- Gwinnett Seniors Named U.S. Presidential Scholars Semi-Finalists
- State Of Emergency Declared In GA After Colonial Pipeline Attack
- Pedestrian Struck By Car In Marietta Expected To Survive
- Johns Creek Senior Named U.S. Presidential Scholars Finalist
- Forsyth County Seniors Named U.S. Presidential Scholars Finalists
- Man Killed Woman, Himself At Riverside EpiCenter: Cobb Police
- Skilled Professions Signing Day Honors Cherokee County Students
- Decatur Schools Senior Tax Cut To Be Added To November Ballot
- 'Wing & Rock Fest' Set For This Weekend In Canton
- Roswell Receives Walk Friendly Community Designation
- Leadership Sandy Springs Recycles Event Set For Saturday
- Death Penalty Sought For Metro Atlanta Massage Parlor Shooter
- Woman Shot At DeKalb Apartment Complex: Police
- Cartersville Assistant Planner To Become Rome Assistant Manager
- Man Found Dead In Cedartown, Police Seek Leads
- Loganville Student Voted 'Artist Of The Week' On National Website
- Brookhaven Movies In The Moonlight Series Kicks Off This Weekend
- Wellstar Douglas Frontline Staff Thanked by County Commissioners
- Man Accused Of Killing Woman, Concealing Her Death: Police
- WOW House: East Cobb 'Charm And Sophistication,' $1.299 Million
- Where To Find Gas In GA: Colonial Pipeline Attack
- Reserve Fuel Approved For GA Gas Shortage; 300 Price Gouge Claims
- Panic Drives Up Fuel Demand As Colonial Pipeline Shutdown Continues
- Man Shot Dead, Three Injured At Gwinnett Apartment: Police
- Bartow High-School Senior Wins 2021 National Merit Scholarship
- $2,500 National Merit Scholarships Go To 14 Gwinnett Grads
- $2,500 National Merit Scholarships Go To Eight Cobb Grads
- City Schools Of Decatur Hires New Superintendent
- Career Fair For Graduating Douglas County Seniors Set For May 21
- Accused Douglasville Shooter Arrested In Mississippi: Sheriff
- 'Stop Killing Us': Trans Woman Shot, Killed In Brookhaven
- Will You Vaccinate Your 12- To 15-Year-Old? Take Our Survey
- GA Gas Shortage Could Last Next Two Weeks; Over By Memorial Day
- $2500 National Merit Scholarships Go To 4 Alpharetta/Milton Grads
- $2,500 National Merit Scholarships Go To Six Johns Creek Grads
- $2,500 National Merit Scholarship Goes To Roswell Grad
- $2,500 National Merit Scholarship Goes To Sandy Springs Grad
- $2,500 National Merit Scholarship Goes To 5 Forsyth County Grads
- $2,500 National Merit Scholarship Goes To Two Canton Grads
- $2,500 National Merit Scholarship Goes To 6 DeKalb County Grads
- Updated Ranch Home On 2 Acres Near Kennesaw Mountain Park, $715K
- Town Halls On Downtown, Library Scheduled By City Of Loganville
- Woodstock BJ's Wholesale Club Hosting Hiring Event Saturday
- Forsyth County BJ's Wholesale Club Hosting Hiring Event Saturday
- Cherokee Transportation Service Suspended Through Weekend
- Windy Hill, Cobb Parkway Improvements Move Forward
- Amazon Delivers $40K Scholarship To Gwinnett High School Senior
- Interim Superintendent Named By Paulding County Schools
- DeKalb To Use $9M Grant To Increase COVID-19 Vaccine Access
- Dunkin' To Reopen Friday, Offer Free Coffee For A Year
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