GA Top News: Vernon Jones , Mass Vaccines, Cop Dance

Duluth GA

06 March, 2021

8:12 AM

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GEORGIA — Top news stories from Georgia Patches this week include a Georgia Tech cop caught on video dancing on duty, Mercedes-Benz Stadium as a mass vaccination site, Georgia Citizen's Arrest repeal starts, Cobb science teachers named NASA ambassadors, and Vernon Jones dies. Cobb libraries reopening, Cherokee teachers' day off to vaccinate and the firing of Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce were more big stories this week. Share your local news, events and pics by clicking "+" at the top of any page. Dancing For Doughnuts: GA Tech Cop's Dance-Off Caught On VideoCherokee Schools To Close For Staff Coronavirus Vaccination DaysGA Citizen's Arrest Repeal Passes First TestShould Daylight Saving Time In Georgia End? Take Our Survey3 Cobb Science Teachers Chosen As NASA AmbassadorsVernon Jordan, Activist And Former Clinton Adviser, Dies7 Cobb County Libraries To Reopen To Public Beginning March 15Catholics Should 'Get Whatever Vaccine Is Available': ArchbishopHawks Fire Head Coach: ReportsMercedes-Benz Stadium Named Mass Vaccination Site: White House Here are more headlines from this week: Rapper's Shooting Death Snarls I-85 During Atlanta Rush HourUPDATE: Police Identify Body Discovered At Construction SitePedestrian Killed On I-20 Was Fleeing Break-In: PoliceSecond Year's A Charm, House Panel OKs In-State Tuition For 'Dreamers'Sprouts Farmers Market Coming To Smyrna Featuring New DesignVirtual Cherokee Schools Job Fair Set For SaturdayUniversity Of North GA Plans To Return 'Normal' For Fall SemesterTraffic Shift On I-285, Ga. 400 Set To Open March 13Boy Rescued From Burning House By Bartow Firefighters, DeputiesCity Architect Named Milton's New Community Development DirectorGBI Arrests Walton County Man For Child MolestationWork To Begin On Roswell City Hall PondYoplait Launches Program To Help Atlanta Community Food BankBrookhaven Police Arrest Man For Attempted Kidnapping, StalkingHouse Fire Kills 65-Year-Old Woodstock ManNBA All-Star Events; Atlanta Mayor Tells Fans To Stay HomeMercedes-Benz Stadium Named Mass Vaccination Site: White HouseDeKalb Police Arrest Man Accused Of Hitting Firefighter With CarTwo Dead, Two Jailed After Barrow County Robbery Goes WrongDallas Restaurant Rated 'Unacceptable' During Tuesday Inspection Man, 70, Charged With Murder For Riverside Parkway Shooting DeathCobb County Teacher Faces Backlash After Breonna Taylor CommentsGBI Investigating Shootout, Standoff Between Cherokee Police, MenAlpharetta's Food Truck Alley Canceled As Downtown Area GrowsGateway Marietta CID Extends Contract For License Plate CamerasA Socially-Distanced Easter: Brookhaven Egg Hunt Goes VirtualTeddy Bears To Texas 'Show Some Love' From Douglas FirefightersHalcyon Adding New Men's Retailer Slated To Open In AprilLongtime Decatur Police Chief Mike Booker Announces RetirementCOVID-19 Relief Money Available For Douglas County ResidentsDeKalb Schools Student Selected For The U.S. Senate Youth ProgramLeadership Johns Creek Names New Executive DirectorRoswell Seeking Public Input On Strategic PlanMan Killed Walking On Ga. 400 After Car Crash: PoliceCherokee Chamber Seeking Nominations For 'Top 10 In 10'Crime Causes Botanico Relocation From Buckhead: OwnersDemocratic Challenger To Greene Says He Can 'Deal With Bullies'Chando's Tacos To Bring NorCal Burritos To BuckheadOff-Duty Trooper Shoots Man In Weekend With 3 Gun IncidentsGwinnett Woman Dies After Rescue From Early Morning House Fire'Aggressive Recruitment Blitz' Begins At Cobb Sheriff's OfficeDeKalb Sheriff's Office To Host Hiring Event SaturdayOverturned Fuel Tanker Shuts Down Busy Hamilton Mill IntersectionFirst Coronavirus Case Hit GA One Year Ago TuesdayI-85 Blocked in Gwinnett Tuesday After Prison-Bus AccidentMan Charged After Shooting Teens Breaking Into His Car: PoliceCOVID-19 Relief Expanded For Decatur Nonprofits, Small BusinessesRoswell Launches Coronavirus Assistance For Residents, BusinessesCherokee Sheriff's Office Hosting Career Fair On WednesdayArson Suspected In Cassville Road Fire, Woman Charged: PoliceAlpharetta Restaurant Offers Chinese Food Takeout, DeliveryAlliance Academy Wins innovateUNG High School Pitch Challenge'Swing Into Action' Golf Tournament Returns To Raise MoneyRiverwood Senior Wins Regional Science, Engineering FairGA Bills Would Stop Pay To Suspended Officials Under IndictmentThe Queso Shop Now Open In Piedmont HeightsTown Center At Cobb To Host Blood Drive Starting WednesdayRacial Slur Spray-Painted On Car In Suwanee, Police Seek Suspects'Buckhead City Now!' Demand Emailed From Community GroupGeorgia House OKs Bill Packed With Voting Restrictions To Opponents' DismayLegislation To Restrict Georgians' Voting Access Draws Angry ProtestsDeKalb Schools Librarian Jailed For Possessing Child PornCobb Restaurant Inspection Scores Since Feb. 15Airbnb Taps Black-Owned Atlanta Brokerage To Locate Tech HubDouglas Restaurant Inspection Scores In For January, FebruaryZep Donates Hand Sanitizer, Safety Kits To APS StudentsOriginal Chick-fil-A To Close For RenovationsLawmaker's Horse Racing Play Adds HOPE Scholarship Boost As IncentiveGeorgia House Panel Passes Bill To Require Coal Ash Monitoring For DecadesBrookhaven Police Find Body At Police Station Construction SiteDeKalb Schools Invites Students To Virtual Town Hall On ReopeningVirtual Fulton Schools Kindergarten Roundup Set For ThursdayBottoms Up: GA Beer Day To Feature Forsyth County BreweriesBottoms Up: GA Beer Day To Feature Johns Creek BreweryBottoms Up: Georgia Beer Day To Feature Roswell BreweriesBottoms Up: GA Beer Day To Feature Sandy Springs BreweryBottoms Up: Georgia Beer Day To Feature Woodstock BreweryBottoms Up: Georgia Beer Day To Feature Canton BreweryBottoms Up: GA Beer Day To Feature Gwinnett County BreweriesBottoms Up: GA Beer Day To Feature Cobb County Breweries5 New Mass Vaccination Sites To Open In GeorgiaState Senate Committee Passes Bill To Exclude Transgender Girls From SportsBookman: Voter Fraud Lie Forces Frenzy Of Voter Suppression BillsGA Women Charged With Stealing $3.5 Million From PPP ScamUV Light Malfunction Ends Cobb Schools Contract With ProTek LifeBottoms Up: GA Beer Day To Feature DeKalb County BreweriesBottoms Up: GA Beer Day To Feature Buckhead BreweriesBottoms Up: GA Beer Day To Feature Atlanta BreweriesBond Denied Again To Eldridge, Accused Of Beating Man To DeathGA Red Cross, Dunkin' Urge Georgians To Donate BloodPorch Piracy A Felony Under Bill Passed Wednesday By GA HouseDid Crime Really Force Botanico To Flee Buckhead?DeKalb Restaurant Inspection Scores Since Feb. 11Restrictive GA Election Bills: Lawmakers' Donors Face ProtestBrookhaven, Latin American Association To Open Food PantryWilbanks Won't Seek Gwinnett Schools Contract RenewalGA Citizen's Arrest Repeal Passes First Test