GA Top News: Hank Aaron Dies, New Senators, Unemployment Down

GEORGIA — Top news stories from Georgia Patches this week includes Hank Aaron dies, a new Falcons head coach, and a coronavirus recovery clinic. Two new senators were sworn in, winners of the Powerball Jackpot, and the unemployment rate drops were more big stories this week.

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• Hank Aaron — Braves Icon, Baseball Trailblazer — Dies At 86
• Atlanta Falcons Name New Head Coach
• Piedmont Opens COVID-19 Recovery Clinic
• Ossoff, Warnock Sworn In; Senate Officially Democrat-Controlled
• 2 $1 Million Winners In GA As $731.1M Powerball Jackpot Is Won
• GA’s Unemployment Rate Drops To 5.6 Percent In December

Here are more headlines from this week:

• Volunteers Wanted To Help Distribute Coronavirus Vaccination
• Warnock’s MLK Day Sermon Criticizes DC Insurrectionists
• Here’s How Well Nurses Are Paid In Georgia
• Georgia Teen Jailed In Cayman Islands Returns Home
• Georgians Involved With Capitol Riot Arrested After Identified
• Substitute Teacher Pay Increased By Cherokee Schools
• GA Senate Runoff Certified By Secretary Of State’s Office
• Falcons Hire First African American GM
• Body Of Missing Man Sean Zuluaga Found: Police
• Police Citizens Advisory Board Created In Gwinnett County
• Calls To Split From Atlanta Considered At Buckhead Town Hall
• Band Teacher Arrested For Sexual Relationship With Student
• Inauguration Parade Features Decatur Boy’s Trumpet Performance
• Milton Historical Society Documentary To Chronicle Pandemic
• Input Meeting Scheduled For Southwest Cherokee Parks, Trails Plan
• ‘Kraken’ Lawsuit Against Kemp, Raffensperger Withdrawn
• Greene Tweets Trump ‘Is My President’ Ahead Of Inauguration
• Chamber President Named To Congressional Coronavirus Task Force
• Student Leadership Johns Creek Restoring Macedonia Cemetery
• GA Doubles Vaccination Rate As Deaths, Cases Continue To Rise
• South Fulton Fire Capt. To Lead Inauguration Pledge Of Allegiance
• Decatur State Rep. To Chair Committee Overseeing MARTA’s Budget
• Johns Creek City Hall Construction Temporarily Relocating Offices
• UPDATED: Brookhaven Police Find Missing Man
• Milton Updating Options For Finance, Police Payments
• Website, Survey Seeks Feedback On Cherokee County’s Housing
• Roswell Engineer To Appear On National Panel
• City Of Sandy Springs To Build Backup 911 Center
• Man Charged With Stalking After Following Mom, Kid Around Store
• 300 Trees To Be Planted In Honor Of John Lewis
• Greene Keeps Promise, Files To Impeach Biden
• Douglasville Police Seek Suspect In Mail Theft
• COVID-19 Vaccine Administered To Bartow County Schools Staff
• No Longer Bound Helps Man Succeed With Marathon Dream
• Roswell Mayor Seeks Coronavirus Grants For Businesses, Residents
• Atlanta State Rep. Shea Roberts Sworn In, Named To New Committees
• East Cobb State Rep. To Chair Committee On Entertainment Industry
• Grand Lux Cafe Reopens In Buckhead’s Phipps Plaza
• Milton Mayor’s Run Canceled Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
• New COVID-19 Variant Found In Cobb County
• Cherokee Schools Returning To In-Person Learning On Monday
• Share The Love Food Drive Hosted By The Prado Sandy Springs
• Coronavirus Relief Checks Given To Cherokee Small Businesses