GA Top News: Election Certified, Coronavirus Spread, Pence Visit

GEORGIA — Top news stories from Georgia Patches this week election officials certifying the presidential election results, a surge in coronavirus cases and Vice President Mike Pence visits for a campaign rally. How to nominate a business to be featured, local readers talk Thanksgiving plans and Delta will keep blocking middle seats were more big stories this week.

Share your local news, events and pics by clicking "+" at the top of any page.

• Gov. Kemp Certifies Georgia's Presidential Election Results
• GA Coronavirus: 7-Day Average Of Cases Up 600+ In Just A Week
• Watch Video: Vice President Pence Campaigns For GA Senators
• Which GA Business Is Best Of The Year? Nominate Your Favorite
• Most GA Families To Stay Home For Thanksgiving: Patch Survey
• Delta Airlines Will Continue To Block Middle Seats Through March

Here are more headlines from this week:

• Joining Family For Thanksgiving? Then 'Pseudo-Quarantine' Now
• Warm Coat Drive Begins In Woodstock
• Biltong Bar Opens At Avalon
• Female Trooper Joins Georgia State Patrol In Cartersville
• Cherokee Sheriff's Office Awarded Grant For DUI Enforcement
• Be A ‘Holiday Angel’ For A Local Senior Citizen
• Lawrenceville Woman ID'd As Fatality In Pleasant Hill Road Crash
• More Than 2,500 Uncounted Early Ballots Found In GOP-Led County
• More Uncounted Votes Found In GOP-Leaning Fayette County
• Floyd County Fires Elections Chief Over Uncounted Ballots
• Top Republicans Pressure GA Elections Chief; No Tampering Found
• Forsyth County Animal Shelter Waives Adoption Fees For Holidays
• Free Turkeys, COVID-19 Tests To Be Offered At Drive-Thru Event
• Papa John's To Open New Headquarters At The Battery Atlanta
• Local Medical Spa Helps Patients Struggling With Skin Concerns
• Women-Owned Businesses Opening Sunday At Avalon Holiday Market
• Georgia Lacks Plan To Distribute New COVID Vaccines To Most Vulnerable
• Man Accused Of Beating Atlanta Woman On Date Arrested: Police
• Smyrna Man Arrested In Connection With Fatal Shooting: Police
• Atlanta Mayor Points At Gov. Kemp Amid Recent Crime Surge
• Gwinnett Keeps 23 Ballot Drop Boxes for January Runoff
• GA Woman Jailed In Connection With Fiery Crash Near Cartersville
• Pandemic Fatigue, Holiday Stress Create 'Perfect Storm' For COVID Surge
• Ex-Gwinnett Coach Charged With Sexual Assault: GBI
• Home Delivery Of Alcohol Approved By Sandy Springs Council
• Windward Parkway, Ga. 400 Turn Lanes Opened
• Forsyth Superintendent Seeks Help Mitigate Coronavirus Spread
• Roswell Nonprofit Opens Home Furnishings Store To Benefit Kids
• Johns Creek Directs $2.7M In CARES Act Funds To Local Businesses
• 1,000 Fulton County Families To Receive Thanksgiving Meals
• State School Board Reverses Course, Backs Deflating High-Stakes Tests
• Atlanta Teen Killed After Georgia State Police Chase Stolen Truck
• Atlanta Pharmacy Owners Sentenced To Prison In $4M WIC Scheme
• Cobb County Coroner Confirms Death Of County Jail Inmate: Report
• South Carolina Murder Suspect Arrested By Atlanta Police: Cops
• Thanksgiving Travel 2020: Worst Times To Travel In Georgia