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There was plenty of news across Georgia on Thursday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here's a roundup of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

Principal Apologizes For Racist Selfie In School Yearbook

The photo apparently slipped by near the end of the school year because of last-minute changes forced on yearbook staff by the pandemic.

SEC Media Days Won't Be Held In Atlanta, Going Virtual

Plans for SEC Media Days to be held in Atlanta have been cancelled. New dates for the virtual event haven't been announced.

Georgia Sees Almost 1,000 New COVID-19 Cases in 24 Hours

According to numbers released Thursday, 46 more Georgians died of the disease caused by the new coronavirus.

Emory University Set To Resume In Person Instruction This Fall

Emory University will resume in-person classes, but with drastic changes such as mandatory temperature checks and virtual exams.

Roswell's Tap & Six Closing Its Doors Sunday

Just after celebrating its second anniversary, Roswell's Tap & Six craft beer market and bar will be closing its doors for good come Sunday.

WOW Houses:

• Just Listed: Decatur 4 Bedroom In The $200ks, With 'Man Cave'
• Just Listed: Smyrna 4 Bedroom House In The $400ks
• Just Listed: 5 Bedroom Marietta House With Media Room
• WOW House: 6 Bedrooms, Heated Pool, 3-Car Garage — $1.95 Million
• WOW House: Built In 1893, Cartersville BnB Could Be Your Home
• WOW House: Grayson Hwy., Residential Or Commercial — $2.5 Million
• WOW House: 4-Bedroom House In Douglasville … On Nearly 40 Acres

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Also Worth A Look Today:

• Delivery Snafu Kept 17 Gwinnett Precincts Open Late For Primary
• Man Firing Gun During Norcross Robbery Wanted By Gwinnett Police
• UNG Grads To Participate In Digital National Commissioning Friday
• Meals Provided To Older Cherokee Residents From Relief Fund
• Business Support Extended Through July 12 In Milton
• Registration Ongoing For Autrey Mill Summer Camps
• Sandy Springs Lantern Parade Moves Online
• 'Together We Are Stronger, Better': Cherokee Superintendent
• Cherokee Students Win At Statewide Technology Competition

Across America

• 1.5 Million Applied For Unemployment Benefits Last Week
• Coronavirus Cases Rising In Nearly Half Of U.S. States
• Why Some Nursing Homes Are Better Than Others Amid Pandemic
• Disneyland Resort Reopening Dates Announced
• The Protests Come for ‘Paw Patrol’
• Propublica Wins White House Correspondents’ Association Journalism Award