Georgia Top News: Tuition Freeze, No Vaccine Passport, Chickens

Kennesaw GA

17 April, 2021

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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. Share your local news, events and pics by clicking "+" at the top of any page. GA Board Of Regents Freezes Tuition, Fees For 2021-22 School YearVaccine Passports In Georgia? Most Patch Readers Say NoGA Is The Least Safe State During COVID, Report Says: Here's WhyWellstar Among 2021 Best Companies To Work For: FortuneFeds Pause Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine In GA, Across USVernon Jones To Challenge Kemp For Governor In GOP PrimaryRaising Backyard Chickens In Forsyth County: 5 Things To KnowShootout And Chase Kills 1 Suspect, Injures 3 OfficersJohns Creek Learning Center Filling Gaps From PandemicWill Smith's Movie 'Emancipation' Ditches GA Over New Voting LawHere are more headlines from this week: Come For The Vaccine, Stay For The Food At Douglasville LoungeHouse Fire Kills Douglasville Man, Destroys HomeGA Transgender Woman Sues To Move Out Of Men's Prison2 In 5 GA Small Businesses See Lower February Sales: FacebookMan With Knife Lunges At Officers, Killed By DeKalb PoliceWoodstock Police, Community Mourn Longtime VolunteerEast Cobb Cityhood Virtual Town Hall Slated For Wednesday EveningDeKalb Health Director Headed To White House For New JobParents' Deadline For Forsyth School Choice ApproachingAlpharetta To Host TYGTAL Next Level Football Mini-CampCherokee Fire Chief Presents Letters Of Commendation, AwardsHelp ID An Armed Robbery Suspect: Brookhaven, Decatur PoliceAllergy 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: ProsecutorsHouse Fire Kills Douglasville Man, Destroys HomeGwinnett Restaurant Inspections: Firehouse Subs, Waffle HouseCobb Drive-In Movie Series Returns To Marietta's Jim Miller ParkGolden Ray To Weather Third Hurricane Season Since St. Simons ShipwreckCobb County Opens COVID-19 Vaccine Call CenterMissing Decatur Man Found Safe, Statewide Mattie's Call CanceledBrookhaven To Release Draft Redistricting Maps TuesdayDog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Smyrna Area Pets Needing HomesDog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Marietta Pets Needing HomesDog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Brookhaven Pets Needing HomesDog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Decatur Pets Needing HomesDog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Alpharetta Pets Needing HomesDog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Johns Creek Pets Needing HomesDog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Roswell Pets Needing HomesDog's Adoption Tale Spotlights Sandy Springs Pets Needing HomesDog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Cumming Pets Needing HomesDog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Canton Pets Needing HomesDog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Woodstock Pets Needing HomesDrive-Through Food Drive Planned By Gwinnett Police AcademyAtlanta Business Owner King Launches Senate Challenge Of WarnockHighway Sign Falls On I-285 In Accident, Blocks Southbound LanesDog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Atlanta Pets Needing HomesDog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Midtown Pets Needing HomesDog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Buckhead Pets Needing HomesHideki Matsuyama Becomes First Japanese Golfer To Win The MastersUnused Meds To Be Collected For Safe Disposal By Gwinnett PoliceDog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Bartow Pets Needing HomesDog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Dacula Pets Needing HomesDog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights Paulding Pets Needing HomesDog's Adoption Tale Spotlights Douglasville Pets Needing HomesDog's Sad Adoption Tale Spotlights East Cobb Pets Needing HomesDog's Adoption Tale Spotlights Grayson-Area Pets Needing HomesDunwoody Man Dies After Saving 3 People From Florida Riptide2 Nights In Jail For Man Who Points 'AR Style' Gun At Officer17-Year Cicadas A Call For Citizen Scientists In GeorgiaEnjoy Your Own Butterfly Sanctuary In This Decatur CottageFake Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation Of Douglas County High SchoolWOW House: $1.9M Brookhaven Mansion Complete With 10-Seat TheaterCumming Food Inspection: Launch Trampoline Park, Fajita GrillAlpharetta, Milton Food Inspections: Rumi's Kitchen, FlatlandsRoswell Food Inspections: Rheas II, Star Pizza, Five GuysCanton Food Inspections: Pranzarelli Pizza, Nava TaqueriaWoodstock Food Inspections: New China Buffet, Auntie Anne'sMan Shoots Friend, Charged With Manslaughter: Gwinnett PoliceJohns Creek Student Leaders Win Statewide CompetitionOutdoor Event Guidelines Shift In Sandy SpringsBrookhaven To Hold Virtual Town Hall On Redistricting MapsCobb Approves More DA Staff, But Not Before A Public TiffPortion Of Meadowvale Drive Closed For 'Powerpuff Girls' FilmingCobb County Restaurant Inspections: Jersey Mike's, Righteous 'QueDeKalb County Restaurant Inspections: Which Wich, Wendy's, PaneraWrap-Around Porch Built On Charming Woodstock Home For SaleSandy Springs Home For Sale Has Pool, Option To Buy FurnitureScreened-In Porch Has Views Of Deer Families In Roswell BackyardMediterranean Villa In Johns Creek On Market For $2.6MThe Greenway Is Steps Away From Cumming Home For SaleDouble Screened-In Porches Have Golf Course Views In Canton$1.7M Alpharetta Mansion Sits On 17th Hole Of Golf Club Of GA2 Organizations Call For Decatur Superintendent's SuspensionPulteGroup Among 2021 Best Companies To Work For: FortuneMarietta Moves Forward With In-Person July 4 CelebrationsWOW House: Owner-Built On 5 Acres, Garage Apartment, $799,999WOW House: Four BR Plus Space For Man Cave Or Diva Den, $599,900WOW House: Restored 1914 Farmhouse At Etowah Bend, $475,000Douglas County Restaurant Inspections: Basil Thai, Johnny RocketsPaulding County Restaurant Inspections: Hickory Hut, Jim N Nick'sCobb Senior Services Hosts Final Food Distribution FridayBartow County Restaurant Inspections: $5 Burger, 2 AmigosDecatur Superintendent Placed On Paid Administrative LeaveCobb Senior Centers To Reopen Next WeekGeorgia U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson Leads Supreme Court Expansion ProposalGeorgia Ranks 16th Among The Worst Drivers In America: StudyRaising Backyard Chickens In Alpharetta, Milton: 5 Things To KnowRaising Backyard Chickens In Canton: 5 Things To KnowRaising Backyard Chickens In Forsyth County: 5 Things To KnowRaising Backyard Chickens In Johns Creek: 5 Things To KnowRaising Backyard Chickens In Roswell: 5 Things To KnowRaising Backyard Chickens In Sandy Springs: 5 Things To KnowRaising Backyard Chickens In Woodstock: 5 Things To KnowBodycam Shows DeKalb Police Beg Man To Drop Knife Before ShootingLoganville Man Facing Federal Fraud ChargesCenter For Family Resources Launches First Parade Of PlayhousesCartersville Writer Nominated For Author Of The Year