Georgia Top News: Abrams Campaign, Omicron, Atlanta Elects Andre

Atlanta GA

04 December, 2021

8:09 AM

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GEORGIA — Top news stories from Georgia Patches this week include the start to Stacey Abrams' second campaign for governor, Andre Dickens to be Atlanta's 61st mayor, and the first case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 is discovered in Georgia. A slain Clayton County Police officer is mourned, a fundraiser for an orphaned toddler and $1,000 payments for Gwinnett schools employees round out other top Georgia stories. Share your local news, events and pics by clicking "+" at the top of any page. Stacey Abrams Announces 2nd Run For GA GovernorOmicron Variant Case Confirmed In Georgia ResidentDickens Wins Atlanta Mayor Runoff Election: Unofficial ResultsGA Man Pleads Guilty To Kicking Officers During Capitol RiotFormer DeKalb Student Stars In Annie On NBC$1K Payments Approved For Eligible Gwinnett School EmployeesKidnapped Children Recovered After Dad Stabbed In Home InvasionFundraiser Planned For Cherokee Toddler Whose Parents Were Killed1 Officer Killed, 3 Dead In Clayton County Domestic ShootingAdvanced Life Support Service Launched By Paulding FireHere are more headlines from this week: Douglasville's Miracle On Main Street Christmas Parade SetCatoosa Co. Cheerleading Coach Arrested On Child Molestation ChargesGeorgia's Largest Residential Holiday Light Display ReturnsBraves Host First 'Cherokee Traditions At Truist Park' Event25 Bartow Students Named To Georgia Governor's Honors ProgramInterim Superintendent Named To Permanent Job At Paulding SchoolsMan In Wheelchair Hit, Killed Trying To Cross Highway 278Wellstar Opens Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination CentersVideo Of Braves' Ozuna's Hand On Wife's Neck Released By PoliceCity Schools Of Decatur Receives National Blue Ribbon RecognitionIllegal Gun Sale Gone Wrong Led To Accidental Teen Death: SheriffEast Cobb Cityhood Info Sessions To Resume In JanuaryUpgraded Providence Park Reopens With ADA-Accessible TrailForsyth Elementary Receives 2021 National Blue Ribbon HonorNew Principals, Assistant Superintendent Joining Gwinnett Schools