Georgia Top News: History Reframed, Janitor's Degree, Masks Off

GEORGIA — Top news stories from Georgia Patches this week include a lost parrot found by sound, a Hawk barred from dining, an update planned for Stone Mountain Park, and more absentee ballot audits. Food truck returns, mask requirements banned, a degree for a school janitor were more big stories this week.

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• Longtime School Custodian Becoming A Teacher After Earning Degree
• Parrot Flew The Coop, But Decatur Mom Wants Him Home
• Critical Race Theory Prohibited By Cherokee County Schools
• 2020 Election Audit Ordered For Fulton County Absentee Ballots
• Hawks' Wilkins Receives Apology After Eatery Denies Him Service
• Confederate Imagery At Stone Mountain Park To Change
• Food Trucks Returning To Alpharetta, Other Summer Events Planned
• Mask Mandates Prohibited For Students, Restaurants, More: Kemp
• Justin Ross Harris Denied New Trial; Attorneys Plan To Appeal

Here are more headlines from this week:

• Liam, Ava, Noah, Olivia: 2020's Top Baby Names In Georgia
• Buttigieg Pitches $1.7 Trillion Plan In Georgia Tour Of Planes And Trains
• Authorities ID Cobb Jail Detainee Who Died In Custody
• DeKalb School Board Slots $2M For Baseball Field Upgrades
• Big Creek Greenway Portions Closed For Repairs In Forsyth County
• Roswell Police Seeking Information On Drug-Related Fatal Shooting
• Mask Policy Updated For Fulton Schools, Plans Set For Next Year
• Explore WWII Aircraft At Cobb Airport Before Memorial Day
• Johns Creek Fire Seeking Community Input On Public Service
• Waste Management Donates To Keep Cherokee Beautiful
• Amid Latest Controversy, Greene and Gaetz To Hold Dalton Rally
• How Georgia's Economy Compares To Other States
• Decatur Outdoor Pools Open Memorial Day Weekend
• $5M In Metro Atlanta Crime Suppression Money Pledged: Gov. Kemp
• Secret Tapes Reveal Truth Behind Paulding County DA's Indictment
• Cobb Parks Unveils New Escape Room
• Atlanta Metro Ranked Among Worst Cities For Mosquitoes
• Glover Park Concert Series Returns To Marietta
• Waiting Is Hard Part For Georgians With Disabilities Lined Up For Services
• Man Sought Who Shot Into Neighbor's Home After Party Snub: Police
• Two Electrocuted At Hotel Construction Site In Canton
• COVID-19 Passports Prohibited In Georgia Government: Gov. Kemp
• Six New Board Members Join North Fulton Community Charities
• State Begins Ga. 9 Widening Project To Add Two Lanes, Medians
• Sawnee Mountain Park Renovations Begin, New Inclusive Playground
• Riverwood Charter School Names College Athlete Commitments
• Cherokee County Honors School Nurses With New Awards
• DeKalb Proposes Spending $52.4M In Federal Money On Public Safety
• DeKalb Police Athletic League Summer Camp Registration Opens
• Shooting Suspect Arrested OutsideDowntown Atlanta Hotel
• Top Republicans In House and Senate Condemn MTG's Comments
• AL Man Convicted In Douglas County Court For Drug Trafficking
• Missing Lithia Springs Man's Body Recovered Earlier This Month
• $1.4M Could Buy This Decatur Home With Wet Bar, Picturesque Patio
• Enchanting $2.85M Home In Vinings Provides Lakefront Escape
• $1.125M Country Craftsman Overlooks 1-Acre Woods
• Brookhaven Home Boasts Convenient Location To Restaurants, Shops
• Man Sought In Cobb Game Night Shooting Arrested In AR: Police
• Alpharetta Rotary To Host Virtual Memorial Day Tribute On Monday
• Gwinnett Kayaker's Body Pulled From Chattahoochee River
• Memorial Day History, How Cumming Remembers: 5 Things To Know
• Stores, Restaurants Open On Memorial Day 2021 In Georgia
• Memorial Day 2021: Best, Worst Times To Travel From Georgia
• Traveling This Memorial Day? Check Gas Prices In Fulton County
• Traveling This Memorial Day? Check Gas Prices In Forsyth County
• Traveling This Memorial Day? Check Gas Prices In Cherokee County
• Traffic Delays Expected Due To Cherokee Graduation Ceremonies
• $3.45M Johns Creek Mansion Sits On Nearly 2-Acres With Pool
• $3.2M Roswell Mansion Has Covered Porch Oversees Saltwater Pool
• $2.75M Sandy Springs To-Be-Built Mansion Includes Pool, Elevator
• Rain Or Shine? Here's The Memorial Day Forecast For Marietta
• Rain Or Shine? Here's The Memorial Day Forecast For Smyrna
• Rain Or Shine? Here's The Memorial Day Forecast For Decatur
• Rain Or Shine? Here's The Memorial Day Forecast For Brookhaven
• Shooting Suspect Found Dead In PTC Apartment: Gwinnett Police
• Car Stolen From Atlanta Mayoral Candidate Antonio Brown: Reports
• 2021 Valedictorians, Salutatorians Named For East Cobb Schools
• Sixth Murder Warrant Issued Connected To Barrow Woman's Death
• 2021 Valedictorians, Salutatorians Named For Cobb Schools
• Cobb Trans Student To Have Preferred Name Announced At Graduation
• Bookman: Making Hice State Election Chief Like Handing Safe Keys To Robber
• DeKalb Restaurant Inspections: Curry Up Now, Tropical Smoothie
• Cobb County Restaurant Inspections: Bayou'Q, Chicken Salad Chick
• $1.35M Alpharetta Custom Mansion Mixes Country, Luxury Living
• $1.25M Canton Home Sits On 7-Acres With Private Fish-Filled Lake
• $2.5M Cumming Lakeside Mansion Features Two Docks in Deep Water
• Downtown Woodstock Home Walking Distance From Restaurants, Shops
• Mayor Candidates Get 1st Combined Platform At CBA Forum
• No Explosives Found At DeKalb County Courthouse After Evacuation
• Boating Safety Tips For Memorial Day On Chattahoochee River
• Boating Safety Tips For Memorial Day Weekend On Lake Lanier
• Publix, Kroger, ALDI: Memorial Day 2021 Grocery Store Hours In GA
• Memorial Day 2021: What's Open, Closed Around Alpharetta, Milton
• Memorial Day 2021: What's Open, Closed Around Johns Creek
• Memorial Day 2021: What's Open, Closed Around Roswell
• Memorial Day 2021: What's Open, Closed Around Sandy Springs
• Memorial Day 2021: What's Open, Closed Around Cumming
• Memorial Day 2021: What's Open, Closed Around Canton
• Memorial Day 2021: What's Open, Closed Around Woodstock
• Traveling This Memorial Day? Check Gas Prices In DeKalb County
• Traveling This Memorial Day? Check Gas Prices In Cobb County
• Traveling On Memorial Day? Check Cartersville, Bartow Gas Prices
• Traveling This Memorial Day? Check Gas Prices In Paulding County
• Traveling This Memorial Day? Check Gas Prices In Douglas County
• Traveling On Memorial Day? Check Loganville, Grayson Gas Prices
• Traveling This Memorial Day? Check Gas Prices In Dacula
• Traveling This Memorial Day? Check Gas Prices In Gwinnett County
• Memorial Day 2021: What's Open, Closed In Marietta
• Memorial Day 2021: What's Open, Closed In Smyrna, Vinings
• Memorial Day 2021: What's Open, Closed In Brookhaven
• Memorial Day 2021: What's Open, Closed In Decatur
• Residents, Businesses Debate One-Way Streets: Marietta Council
• Palatial Buckhead Smart-Home With Safe Room, Saltwater Pool
• West Midtown Bungalow Is Priced To Move Quickly
• Court-Ordered Review Of Fulton County 2020 Absentee Ballots On Hold
• Historic West End Home Steps From Park, Minutes From Beltline
• Sunday Pool Hours Extended In Brookhaven; Lynwood Opening Delayed
• Gwinnett Restaurant Inspections: Applebee's, Bojangles, Varsity
• Greene, Gaetz Push Populist Trump Message At Georgia Rally
• Caretaker Arrested, Charged With Elder Neglect: Cartersville PD
• Graduations Postponed At Marietta, Pebblebrook High Schools
• Dacula CEO Arrested For Part In Russian Conspiracy: Justice Dept.
• DeKalb Courthouse Evacuation Caused By Jail Inmate: Sheriff