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Georgia Top News: Merit Scholars, 'Recommended' Masks, Amazon
Hurricane hub | Drive-through vaccines | Outdoor fitness classes | Music festival returns| 58 GA National Merit Scholars: GA Top News
GEORGIA — Top news stories from Georgia Patches this week include nearly 60 Georgia high school graduates named as National Merit Scholars, a COVID test denier will relinquish his State House seat, drive-through vaccines are available and so it free outdoor fitness. Masking only "recommended" in schools, a new Amazon disaster hub and the return of Music Midtown were other top stories.
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- National Merit Scholars From Georgia Announced
- GA Rep Who Refused COVID Test Announced He Won't Seek Re-Election
- Free Outdoor Fitness Classes Set For June In Sandy Springs
- Drive-Thru COVID Vaccines, Free Food Available Saturday In DeKalb
- Adoption Fees Waived This Summer At Forsyth County Animal Shelter
- Music Midtown Returns After 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic Pause
- Amazon Disaster Relief Hub Opens To Send Donated Hurricane Aid
- Major League Baseball Sued For Atlanta All-Star Game Pullout
- Masks Now 'Recommended But Not Required' In Gwinnett Schools
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- Braves Outfielder Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges: Police
- Meet Me In Milton Returns Wednesday, Road Closures Expected
- Douglasville Motorcyclist Dies In Polk County Accident: Police
- Memorial Day Blaze Forces Residents From Gwinnett Apartments
- East Cobb Man Accused Of Shooting At Police Indicted On 14 Counts
- Big Creek Greenway Extension Set To Open On Thursday
- Cherokee County Schools Honors Retiring Educators
- Buckhead Cityhood Planners Seek $2,500 Donations In Fundraiser
- Cobb County Schools Make Masks Optional, Vaccinated Or Not
- Younique Foundation Names Johns Creek Woman As Director
- Roswell City Council Approves $150M 2022 Budget
- New Baseball Head Coach Named For River Ridge High School
- Gwinnett Schools Accreditation Will Face Special Early Review
- Carpenter Retires After 24 Years With Paulding Sheriff's Office
- Bartow Restaurant Inspections: Johnboy's, Ming Moon, Taco Bell
- Money Laundering Email Scam Lands Atlanta Man In Federal Prison
- Georgia Schools Prepping For A More 'Normal' Year
- National Merit Scholars From Atlanta Announced
- National Merit Scholars From Buckhead Announced
- National Merit Scholars From Gwinnett, Loganville Announced
- National Merit Scholars From Cobb County Announced
- National Merit Scholar Named From Cambridge High School
- National Merit Scholar Named From Cherokee High School
- 10 Forsyth County Students Named National Merit Scholars
- 2 National Merit Scholars Named From Roswell High School
- National Merit Scholar Named From Etowah High School
- National Merit Scholar Named From Druid Hills High School
- National Merit Scholar Named From Chamblee Charter High School
- Howell Bridge Road Closed Thursday, Friday For Movie Filming
- Sprayberry Crossing Advances, But Without Recommendation
- Bulky Recycling Day Set For Saturday In Johns Creek
- Tentative Tax Rates Adopted By Decatur, Avondale Estates
- Cobb Outdoor Movie Series Continues At Fair Oaks Park
- Got Bed Bugs? Atlanta Is Among 2021's Top Cities
- Cobb County Restaurant Inspections: Bonefish Grill, Menchie's
- DeKalb County Restaurant Inspections: Crave, Domino's, Subway
- 200 New Jobs Expected By Gwinnett Health-Care Staffing Firm
- Rabies Advisory Issued For Woodstock Neighborhood: Officials
- Johns Creek Summer Concert Series Starts Friday With '7 Sharp 9'
- Northern Extension Of Big Creek Greenway Now Open
- GoFundMe Set Up For Men Electrocuted At Canton Construction Site
- Possum Trot 10K Returns To Roswell On June 19, Registration Open
- Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy Begins Hiking Challenge
- Gwinnett Teacher Honored By Georgia As Exemplary ESOL Instructor
- Escaped Parrot In Decatur Finds His Way Home To Mom
- Dog Adoption Fees Reduced At DeKalb, Fulton Animal Shelters
- Missing Teen's Body Found In Chattahoochee River
- First 'Dive-In' Movie Set For June 12 In Brookhaven
- Baliles Announces Run For Mayor's Job In Loganville
- New Tesla Superchargers At Camp Creek 'Received Well' By Public
- Cobb Shopping Center Bought For $87M
- GA House Whip Aims To Quash Reckless Conduct Charge In Bike Death
- Georgia School Board OKs Limits On U.S. Race Topics Educators Can Teach
- DUI Guilty Plea Lands Cobb Solicitor General 12 Month Probation
- Police Budget Opposition Activists Plan Grassroots ATL Weekend
- DeKalb's First Youth Police Academy Begins June 19
- Food Truck Roundup Returns To Blackburn Park
- GSU Spring Dean's List Announced For Students From Dallas, Hiram
- GSU Spring Dean's List Announced For Douglasville-Area Students
- GSU Spring Honor Rolls Announced For Cartersville Area
- Custom Cumming Estate Offers Elegant Finishes Throughout
- New Sculpture Unveiling Planned At Root House Juneteenth Ceremony
- Paulding SWAT Standoff Leads To 'Self-Inflicted' Death: Police
- Shop 29 Local Vendors At Sunday's Smyrna Handmade Market
- Pet Adoption Fees Waived For 'Shelter Pets Rock' Adoption Event
- TINY GRADUATES: Primrose School Of Midtown At Colony Square
- Free Grab-And-Go Meals Available For Gwinnett Kids This Summer
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