GA Top News: Mask Protests, Confederate Statue, 1M COVID Cases

Cumming GA

20 August, 2021

5:10 PM

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GEORGIA — Top news stories from Georgia Patches this week includes protests over masks, a Confederate statue taken down and overcrowded hospitals. Rosalynn Carter celebrated her birthday, Georgia recorded its 1 millionth coronavirus case and candidates qualified for local elections were more big stories this week. Share your local news, events and pics by clicking "+" at the top of any page. Falcons Named First NFL Team With All Players VaccinatedConfederate Statue To Be Removed From Historic Oakland CemeteryGA Hits 1M Recorded Coronavirus Cases Since Start Of PandemicFormer First Lady Rosalynn Carter Turns 94Metro ATL Hospital Officials Unite For 'Urgent' COVID-19 UpdateMask, Vaccine, Distance Mandates Nixed By Gov. KempCould You Be Georgia's Voice For Everything Local?Here are more headlines from this week: 3 Things To Know From Marietta City CouncilOver 1,000 People Get COVID Vaccinations In DeKalb CountyUnattended Grill Sparks Blaze At Gwinnett Townhome ComplexLivestreamed Threats Against Judge Puts Man Back Behind Bars'Pedestrian Scramble' Opens Wednesday In Downtown AlpharettaChildren's Haven Playground Built For Cherokee County Foster KidsTwo GA Firefighters Die Of COVID-19 ComplicationsEuropean-Style Market Il Bottegone Coming To HalcyonNorth Fulton Charities Distributes 1,800+ Backpacks To ChildrenDecatur Helps Online Businesses Become Brick-And-Mortar StoresWellstar Douglas 'Severely Overcrowded,' Turning Away PatientsRain Cancels Lane Shift Plan On Windy Hill Road'Severely Overcrowded' Cartersville ER Turning Away AmbulancesFurkids Adoption Event Offering Reduced Fees To Empty The ShelterCherokee Schools Exceeds State Averages On Georgia MilestonesMilton Police Chief Relocating To His Native North CarolinaAmbulances Turned Away At Wellstar Cobb, Kennestone HospitalsRezoning Vote For Megachurch Development Postponed Again'Severe Overcrowding' At Emory Hospitals Throughout DeKalb CountyMask Mandate To Return In Cobb County Public BuildingsNew K9s Trained To Track Bombs, Drugs Join Sheriff's OfficeBurglary Spree Targeting Asians Leads To 12 Indictments: Police$1,200 Bonuses For Bus Drivers, Monitors In Cobb County Schools'In Pursuit With John Walsh' Featuring Sandy Springs WomanCherokee High Schools Earn National Sports Safety AwardAmbulances Turned Away At Wellstar North Fulton From OvercrowdingSecond Mask Mandate Protest Planned For Cobb School Board MeetingGwinnett Carjacking Suspect Captured, In Custody: SheriffGwinnett School Board Set To Meet The Public In District MeetingsGreenway Extension, Encore Park Gateway Receives City FundingHistory Cherokee Celebrates Historic Preservation SuccessesJohn Lewis Memorial Fundraiser Kicks Off This WeekHeather N. Dunn Appointed Forsyth County Juvenile Court JudgeCOVID Booster Shots Now Available In Bartow For ImmunocompromisedCOVID Booster Shots Available In Paulding For ImmunocompromisedCOVID-19 Case Cancels A DeKalb High School Football GameDouble Homicide Investigation Ongoing In Sandy Springs: PoliceDelta Community To Open New Branch In WoodstockAnti-Vax Health Workers Picket Wellstar Corporate HQ$3K GreyStone Scholarships Awarded To Five Area StudentsPublic Comment, Windy Hill Road, Tax Breaks: Cobb CommissionersCobb Officer Shot, Killed Suspect Following Police Chase: MPDSuspect Identified In Cobb Officer-Involved Shooting: GBIFulton Elections Chair Resigns To Run For Atlanta City CouncilJohns Creek Residents Qualify For 2021 General, Special ElectionField Set For Alpharetta City Council RacesField Set For 2021 Cumming City Council RacesField Set For 2021 Canton City Council RacesField Set For 2021 Woodstock City Council RacesMask Mandate Issued Again In Marietta City SchoolsSprayberry High Football Opener Canceled Due To COVID-19Roswell Woman Pleads Guilty To Paycheck Protection Program FraudMask Requirement Reinstated In Decatur City LimitsSome States Are Vaccinating For COVID Faster Than Others, Here's How Georgia Stacks UpWhere Georgia Ranks Among States With The Most Auto Fraud COVID-19 State Of Emergency Declared In Cobb CountyMan Fatally Shot At Alpharetta Apartment Complex: PoliceMetro Atlanta Home Prices See Sharp Yearly IncreaseHundreds Protest Cobb Schools Mask Policy, On Both SidesHow To See August's Rare Blue Moon Over Alpharetta, MiltonHow To See August's Rare Blue Moon Over CantonHow To See August's Rare Blue Moon Over CummingHow To See August's Rare Blue Moon Over Johns CreekHow To See August's Rare Blue Moon Over RoswellHow To See August's Rare Blue Moon Over Sandy SpringsHow To See August's Rare Blue Moon Over WoodstockSextortion Of 9 Teenage Boys Lands Atlanta Man In Prison: FBIQualifying Closes For Decatur Elections: See Who's On The BallotQualifying Closes For Marietta Elections: See Who's On The BallotHow To See August's Rare Blue Moon Over DouglasvilleHow To See August's Rare Blue Moon Over Dallas And HiramHow To See August's Rare Blue Moon Over CartersvilleHow To See August's Rare Blue Moon Over East CobbHow To See August's Rare Blue Moon Over DaculaHow To See August's Rare Blue Moon Over Loganville And Grayson