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Georgia Top News: Tuition Freeze, No Vaccine Passport, Chickens
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GEORGIA — Top news stories from Georgia Patches this week include Georgians say "No" to vaccine passport, Wellstar named one of Fortune's Best Companies to work for, and the State Board of Regents freezes tuition for the coming school year. Vernon Jones challenge to Gov. Brian Kemp announcement, a deadly police shootout in Carroll County and Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine paused by federal health agencies were more big stories this week.
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- GA Board Of Regents Freezes Tuition, Fees For 2021-22 School Year
- Vaccine Passports In Georgia? Most Patch Readers Say No
- GA Is The Least Safe State During COVID, Report Says: Here's Why
- Wellstar Among 2021 Best Companies To Work For: Fortune
- Feds Pause Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine In GA, Across US
- Vernon Jones To Challenge Kemp For Governor In GOP Primary
- Raising Backyard Chickens In Forsyth County: 5 Things To Know
- Shootout And Chase Kills 1 Suspect, Injures 3 Officers
- Johns Creek Learning Center Filling Gaps From Pandemic
- Will Smith's Movie 'Emancipation' Ditches GA Over New Voting Law
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- Come For The Vaccine, Stay For The Food At Douglasville Lounge
- House Fire Kills Douglasville Man, Destroys Home
- GA Transgender Woman Sues To Move Out Of Men's Prison
- 2 In 5 GA Small Businesses See Lower February Sales: Facebook
- Man With Knife Lunges At Officers, Killed By DeKalb Police
- Woodstock Police, Community Mourn Longtime Volunteer
- East Cobb Cityhood Virtual Town Hall Slated For Wednesday Evening
- DeKalb Health Director Headed To White House For New Job
- Parents' Deadline For Forsyth School Choice Approaching
- Alpharetta To Host TYGTAL Next Level Football Mini-Camp
- Cherokee Fire Chief Presents Letters Of Commendation, Awards
- Help ID An Armed Robbery Suspect: Brookhaven, Decatur Police
- Allergy Forecast For Grayson, Loganville: How Much Pollen?
- Allergy Forecast For Dallas, Hiram, Paulding: How Much Pollen?
- Allergy Forecast For Douglasville: How Much Pollen?
- GA Inmate Shipped Meth To Virginia From Behind Bars: Prosecutors
- House Fire Kills Douglasville Man, Destroys Home
- Gwinnett Restaurant Inspections: Firehouse Subs, Waffle House
- Cobb Drive-In Movie Series Returns To Marietta's Jim Miller Park
- Golden Ray To Weather Third Hurricane Season Since St. Simons Shipwreck
- Cobb County Opens COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center
- Missing Decatur Man Found Safe, Statewide Mattie's Call Canceled
- Brookhaven To Release Draft Redistricting Maps Tuesday
- Dog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Smyrna Area Pets Needing Homes
- Dog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Marietta Pets Needing Homes
- Dog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Brookhaven Pets Needing Homes
- Dog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Decatur Pets Needing Homes
- Dog’s Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Alpharetta Pets Needing Homes
- Dog’s Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Johns Creek Pets Needing Homes
- Dog’s Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Roswell Pets Needing Homes
- Dog’s Adoption Tale Spotlights Sandy Springs Pets Needing Homes
- Dog’s Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Cumming Pets Needing Homes
- Dog’s Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Canton Pets Needing Homes
- Dog’s Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Woodstock Pets Needing Homes
- Drive-Through Food Drive Planned By Gwinnett Police Academy
- Atlanta Business Owner King Launches Senate Challenge Of Warnock
- Highway Sign Falls On I-285 In Accident, Blocks Southbound Lanes
- Dog’s Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Atlanta Pets Needing Homes
- Dog’s Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Midtown Pets Needing Homes
- Dog’s Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Buckhead Pets Needing Homes
- Hideki Matsuyama Becomes First Japanese Golfer To Win The Masters
- Unused Meds To Be Collected For Safe Disposal By Gwinnett Police
- Dog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Bartow Pets Needing Homes
- Dog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Dacula Pets Needing Homes
- Dog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Paulding Pets Needing Homes
- Dog's Adoption Tale Spotlights Douglasville Pets Needing Homes
- Dog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights East Cobb Pets Needing Homes
- Dog's Adoption Tale Spotlights Grayson-Area Pets Needing Homes
- Dunwoody Man Dies After Saving 3 People From Florida Riptide
- 2 Nights In Jail For Man Who Points 'AR Style' Gun At Officer
- 17-Year Cicadas A Call For Citizen Scientists In Georgia
- Enjoy Your Own Butterfly Sanctuary In This Decatur Cottage
- Fake Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation Of Douglas County High School
- WOW House: $1.9M Brookhaven Mansion Complete With 10-Seat Theater
- Cumming Food Inspection: Launch Trampoline Park, Fajita Grill
- Alpharetta, Milton Food Inspections: Rumi's Kitchen, Flatlands
- Roswell Food Inspections: Rheas II, Star Pizza, Five Guys
- Canton Food Inspections: Pranzarelli Pizza, Nava Taqueria
- Woodstock Food Inspections: New China Buffet, Auntie Anne's
- Man Shoots Friend, Charged With Manslaughter: Gwinnett Police
- Johns Creek Student Leaders Win Statewide Competition
- Outdoor Event Guidelines Shift In Sandy Springs
- Brookhaven To Hold Virtual Town Hall On Redistricting Maps
- Cobb Approves More DA Staff, But Not Before A Public Tiff
- Portion Of Meadowvale Drive Closed For 'Powerpuff Girls' Filming
- Cobb County Restaurant Inspections: Jersey Mike's, Righteous 'Que
- DeKalb County Restaurant Inspections: Which Wich, Wendy's, Panera
- Wrap-Around Porch Built On Charming Woodstock Home For Sale
- Sandy Springs Home For Sale Has Pool, Option To Buy Furniture
- Screened-In Porch Has Views Of Deer Families In Roswell Backyard
- Mediterranean Villa In Johns Creek On Market For $2.6M
- The Greenway Is Steps Away From Cumming Home For Sale
- Double Screened-In Porches Have Golf Course Views In Canton
- $1.7M Alpharetta Mansion Sits On 17th Hole Of Golf Club Of GA
- 2 Organizations Call For Decatur Superintendent's Suspension
- PulteGroup Among 2021 Best Companies To Work For: Fortune
- Marietta Moves Forward With In-Person July 4 Celebrations
- WOW House: Owner-Built On 5 Acres, Garage Apartment, $799,999
- WOW House: Four BR Plus Space For Man Cave Or Diva Den, $599,900
- WOW House: Restored 1914 Farmhouse At Etowah Bend, $475,000
- Douglas County Restaurant Inspections: Basil Thai, Johnny Rockets
- Paulding County Restaurant Inspections: Hickory Hut, Jim N Nick's
- Cobb Senior Services Hosts Final Food Distribution Friday
- Bartow County Restaurant Inspections: $5 Burger, 2 Amigos
- Decatur Superintendent Placed On Paid Administrative Leave
- Cobb Senior Centers To Reopen Next Week
- Georgia U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson Leads Supreme Court Expansion Proposal
- Georgia Ranks 16th Among The Worst Drivers In America: Study
- Raising Backyard Chickens In Alpharetta, Milton: 5 Things To Know
- Raising Backyard Chickens In Canton: 5 Things To Know
- Raising Backyard Chickens In Forsyth County: 5 Things To Know
- Raising Backyard Chickens In Johns Creek: 5 Things To Know
- Raising Backyard Chickens In Roswell: 5 Things To Know
- Raising Backyard Chickens In Sandy Springs: 5 Things To Know
- Raising Backyard Chickens In Woodstock: 5 Things To Know
- Bodycam Shows DeKalb Police Beg Man To Drop Knife Before Shooting
- Loganville Man Facing Federal Fraud Charges
- Center For Family Resources Launches First Parade Of Playhouses
- Cartersville Writer Nominated For Author Of The Year
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