Georgia Top News: Cicada Songs, EF-4 Twister, Turf Turnover

GEORGIA — Top news stories from Georgia Patches this week include bike donations sought, cicada love songs, bad weather, and drug-smuggling shoes. Top prep schools, Piedmont buy-up and a controversial reinstatement were more big stories this week.

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• DeKalb County Schools Named Top U.S. High Schools: U.S. News
• Confirmed EF-1 Tornado Hits Douglasville, Kills Restaurant Owner
• 17-Year Periodical Cicada Love Song: Listen In Georgia
• Cocaine-Filled Shoes Land Georgia Woman In Jail: U.S. Customs
• Atlanta Police Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Is Reinstated
• Alpharetta Town Green Converting To Artificial Turf This Summer
• Cartersville Medical Center To Be Sold To Atlanta-based Piedmont
• North Point Community Church Collecting Bikes For Kids In Need

Here are more headlines from this week:

• Newk's Eatery Reopens In Smyrna, Offers Daily Deals
• Federal Hate Crimes, Firearm Charges Compound Arbery Killing Suspects
• Warnock Works To Remedy Decades Of USDA Bias Against Black Farmers
• Severe Thunderstorm Warning, Flash Flooding Expected In GA
• Diving-Related Accident Claims Life of Gwinnett Firefighter
• Fifth Third Bank Opens New Smyrna Branch
• Shallowford Road Water Service Interruption Planned Tuesday
• 3 Cobb Neighborhood Libraries Reopen Monday
• Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower Peak: How To See It In Georgia
• Hospital Safety Grades 2021: Northside Hospital Cherokee On List
• Hospital Safety Grades 2021: Northside Hospital Forsyth On List
• Hospital Safety Grades 2021: Emory Johns Creek On List
• Hospital Safety Grades 2021: Wellstar North Fulton On List
• Little Cottage Brewery To Open In Avondale Estates
• Eastside Medical Center To Be Sold To Atlanta-based Piedmont
• Douglasville Hospital Scores High On Safety By Watchdog Group
• Scholarships Available To Etowah High Graduating Seniors
• Roswell City Administrator Gary Palmer Resigns
• Child Porn, Pot Possession Charges Filed Against Gwinnett Man
• 2-Year-Old Dies By Homicide, Man Charged With Murder: Police
• Hiram Hospital Scores High On Safety By Watchdog Group
• Cobb Man Gets Jail Time For Molesting His Stepdaughter
• Democrat Nguyen To Challenge Raffensperger For Secretary Of State
• Cherokee County Senior Centers Set To Reopen This Month
• Forsyth Chamber Wins National Communication Award
• Free Outdoor Fitness Classes Continue In Johns Creek
• New Chief Operations Officer Named For Fulton County Schools
• Gwinnett Hospitals All Score 'C' For Safety Thru Pandemic: Report
• Severe Weather Along I-20 Expected Tuesday Afternoon: NWS
• Cinco de Mayo: 5 Things To Know Before Buckhead Celebrates
• Georgia House Members Could Be On Hot Seat In Congressional Redistricting
• Furkids Hosting 'Empty The Shelter' Adoption Event This Weekend
• Milton Launches Upgraded Transparency Portal, Projects Pages
• Sequoyah High Music Facility Named For Beloved Band Director
• Johns Creek Welcomes Allison Tarpley As City Clerk
• High-Tech Fire Hydrants Coming To Roswell To Reduce Water Waste
• Riverwood Senior Awarded Full Scholarship To Juilliard School
• Woodstock Police Awards Honor Officers, Public For 2020
• Flooding Blocks Road, Park Underwater In Lithia Springs
• Boyfriend Convicted For Strangling, Killing Girlfriend
• Bicyclists Try To Outrun Cops, One Arrested For Meth: Police
• Loganville Concert Series Groovin' On The Green Returns May 21
• Woman Found Dead In Car Submerged In Paulding Creek
• $100M Loss To GA Economy From Business Protests Of Voting Laws: Estimate
• Black-Owned Brewery Opens In East Atlanta Village
• Disaster Aid Released For Deadly March EF4 Tornado In Newnan
• Fire Consumes Restaurants Early Thursday At Gwinnett Strip Mall
• 2 Suspects Arrested In Motel 6 Robbery: Cobb Police
• GA Teacher Of The Year Finalists Include Two From Gwinnett
• Saving Endangered Species Art Contest Won By Johns Creek Student
• Georgians With Preexisting Conditions Protected In New Law
• Human Skull Found In Gwinnett, Police Seek Leads
• Help ID Arson Suspect In Decatur Family Dollar Fire
• GA College Athletes To Profit From Endorsements Under New Law
• Free Coffee Friday Morning At Remodeled Cartersville Dunkin'
• 1 Injured, 3 Suspects Sought In Town Center Mall Robbery
• Smyrna Tightens Local Fireworks Laws
• $1.2M Woodstock Home For Sale Sits On 14-Acres, RV Shed, Basement
• $3.8M Sandy Springs Home Has Heated Pool, Tennis Court, Theater
• $2.3M Roswell Home Has Outdoor Living Room With Freshwater Pool
• Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Won't Seek Second Term
• $2.7M Johns Creek Home Offers Lush Garden Areas, Pool, Spa
• $2.1M Cumming Home Offers Relaxing Poolside, Lake Views
• $1.9M Canton Home For Sale Sits On 30-Acre Horse Farm
• $3.5M Alpharetta Mansion Offers Golf Course Views, Sports Court
• WOW House: Craftsman Home W/ Guest Cabin On 16 Acres, $945,000
• WOW House: Ultra-Modern Glass-Walled Retreat W/ Pool, $899,900
• WOW House: Gated Community With Incredible Views, $1.188 Million
• Marietta City Schools Targets Child Literacy With $2.5M Grant
• WOW House: '15 Acres Of Rolling Hills And Privacy,' $684,900
• Cabbagetown Loft Condo With Huge Conference/Lounge Space
• Spacious Greek Revival In The Heart Of Buckhead For $2.25 Million
• 1 Arrested, 2 Sought In Town Center Mall Robbery: Cobb Police
• COVID Shots Available Through August At Georgia Gwinnett College
• DeKalb Opens 750 Paid Virtual Summer Jobs For Youth
• Picnic In The Parks Helps Support Local Brookhaven Restaurants
• Gwinnett Stripers Back At Coolray For First Home Game Since 2019
• $32M To Atlanta University Center Schools From Biden Rescue Plan
• Lassiter Senior Wins Major Scholarship From Kimberly-Clark
• Free Document Shredding At 'Great Douglas County Shredding Day'
• Men Charged In Ahmaud Arbery Slaying Go To Trial In October
• Decision Time For Police Funding And Other Law And Order Legislation