GA Top News: Restrictions Lifted, Cicadas, Vaccine Passport

GEORGIA — Top news stories from Georgia Patches this week includes coronavirus restrictions lifted, copperheads will eat cicadas and a vaccine passport survey. Forbes names billionaires, All-Star Game moved from Braves and a senior accepted into 84 college were more big stories this week.

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• Most GA Coronavirus Restrictions To End Thursday
• Cicadas And Copperheads: Yes, It's A Thing In Georgia
• Do You Support A Vaccine Passport In GA? Take Our Survey
• These Georgia Billionaires Are Among Richest In U.S.: Forbes
• Decision To Move All-Star Game From Atlanta Is Met With Scorn, Disappointment
• GA Senior, Accepted To 84 Colleges, Awarded $2M In Scholarships

Here are more headlines from this week:

• U.S. Gun Violence An 'International Embarrassment,' Biden Says
• Here's Your Weekend Allergy Forecast For Metro Atlanta
• DeKalb Industrial Way Lane Closure Planned Next Week
• Adverse Reactions Halts Coronavirus Vaccination At Cumming Site
• 10-Digit Dialing Will Change How Georgia Makes Local Calls
• Good COVID-19 News: Nursing Home Cases Plummet In Georgia
• Silverspot Cinema Bringing Dine-In Theater To The Battery Atlanta
• Smyrna Opens COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments After Getting 1K Doses
• Grayson Man Stabs Dog In Eye With Screwdriver, Jailed: Police
• Cartersville Attorney Appointed As Cherokee Circuit Court DA
• Lyrid Meteor Shower Peak: When To See Fireballs In Georgia
• Feds Propose Protection For Hefty Suwanee Alligator Snapping Turtle
• Vaccine Passport Debate Grows As Georgians Leave COVID Hibernation
• 1 Killed In 3-Car Crash That Shut Down I-285 For Hours
• Fully Vaccinated Dallas Woman Contracts Coronavirus A Month Later
• Nursing Home Residents Get To Hug Family After One Year
• Police ID Fourth Suspect In Cumberland Mall Shooting
• Armed Man Arrested After Barricaded Stand-Off In Forsyth County
• Root House Museum In Marietta Offers 'Pay What You Can' Admission
• Cherokee County Manager Jerry Cooper Announces Retirement
• Free Outdoor Fitness Returns To Johns Creek In April
• Riverwood Students Win 2021 Japan Academic Challenge
• Marietta, Cobb Schools Staff Get $1K Bonuses
• Cherokee Students Advance To Young Authors State Competition
• Nice Ride: Electric Scooters Return To Decatur For Spring
• Georgia Business Owner To Would-Be Burglar: You're Hired
• 5 Things To Know From April 5 Decatur City Commission Meeting
• Shaquille O'Neal Picks Up Tab For Georgia Man's Engagement Ring
• AME Church, Faith Leaders Pause Georgia Corporation Boycott
• Atlanta Mayor's Executive Order Mitigates Impact Of Voting Law
• Woodstock High Receives $5,000 Grant For Careers Program
• Avalon Hosting Spring Events Including Yoga, Comedy, Concerts
• Cherokee Schools Honors 230 Superintendent's Key Scholars
• Johns Creek Students Advance In International Math Competition
• Roswell Projects Apply To Receive Federal Funding
• Georgia Rep. Park Cannon Won't Face Charges Following Arrest: DA
• Arrest Made In Homicide Of 73-Year-Old Sandy Springs Woman
• 2 DeKalb Health Centers To Get $6.5M For Expanding Vaccine Access
• Sprayberry Crossing, North Point Ministries Tabled Until May
• Body Of Missing Gwinnett County Woman Found In Crawlspace: Police
• Loose Cow On I-285 Led Police Chase, Blocked Traffic For An Hour
• Cobb Commissioners Will Not Spend $2M For MLB All-Star Expenses
• 13 Golfers With GA Ties To Compete In The Masters: How To Watch
• Decatur City Commission OKs Truckin' Tuesdays Return In May
• 2 Arrested In Easter Sunday Murder, Armed Robbery In Brookhaven
• Georgia Schools Turn To 'Camp-Like' Summer School To Stem Learning Loss
• Tucker Brewing Company Named One Of Nation's Best Beer Gardens
• Anti-Transgender Bills Filed In GA, 27 Other States This Year
• Georgia’s Coronavirus Response Ranks Among Worst In U.S.: Index
• Sandy Springs Police Officer Hit By Suspected Drunk Driver
• Cobb Libraries To Resume Saturday Hours
• Police Seeking Woman Who Took $30K From Johns Creek Bank Account
• Road Rage Incident Leads To Gwinnett County Shooting: Police
• Man Killed, Child Injured In Double Shooting At DeKalb Apartments
• Ninth Georgian Charged In Connection With Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
• DeKalb Schools Settles Superintendent Candidate Lawsuit For $750K
• Two Family Members Perish In Easter Sunday Fire In Bartow County
• 17-Year-Old Gets Life Sentence In South Cobb Murder, Robbery
• DeKalb County Restaurant Scores: McDonald's, Flying Biscuit Cafe
• Alpharetta, Milton Food Inspections: Truck and Tap, Bobby G's
• Johns Creek Food Inspections: Romeo's NY Pizza, Sushi Mio
• Roswell Food Inspections: Bowlero Roswell, VAS Kouzina
• Sandy Springs Food Inspections: Taco Mac, Tony's Sport Bar Grill
• Cumming Food Inspection: Jersey Mike's, Village Italian, Zen Fuji
• Canton Food Inspection: Mizu, Taco Mac, Frosty Frog Creamery
• Woodstock Food Inspection: Golden House, Shake Shack, Menchies
• Paulding Restaurant Inspections: Chick-Fil-A, Panda Garden
• Gwinnett Restaurant Inspections: Longhorn Steaks, Panera Bread
• Douglas County Restaurant Inspections: Arby's, Hardee's, Zaxby's
• Bartow Restaurant Inspections: Armando's, Bojangles, Wendy's
• Cobb County Restaurant Inspections: Chick-fil-A, Mellow Mushroom