Mask Lawsuit Delayed, Falcons Seating, Health Crisis: News Nearby

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

• GA Reports 81 More COVID-19 Deaths, Tops 15K Total Cases
• Local Districts Have Authority To Choose Path: GA Superintendent
• Gov. Kemp And Mayor Bottoms Hearing Canceled Twice, Judges Recuse

Falcons Slash Seating Available At Stadium For Coming Season

To accommodate social distancing, less than a third of the seats at Mercedes-Benz Stadium will be open for Falcons games.

DeKalb County Declares Racism A Public Health Crisis

DeKalb County commissioners passed a resolution declaring that racism is a public health crisis.

ATL Strip Club That Shut Down After Worker Gets COVID-19 Reopens

The Clermont Lounge announced that it's reopening after having to close when a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.

Court To Decide If Georgia Cities Can Exceed State Coronavirus Restrictions

Gov. Brian Kemp sued Atlanta Thursday in an attempt to stop the city from enforcing COVID-19 rules more restrictive than the state's.

Amazon Robots Will Begin Making Deliveries In Atlanta

The devices are described as "the size of a small cooler" which can "roll along sidewalks at a walking pace."

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Also Worth A Look Today:

• First Day Of School Pushed Back For Forsyth Schools
• Gwinnett Libraries To Close Thursday For All But Curbside Pickup
• Man Wanted In Douglas County Arrested After Fleeing State Trooper
• Atlanta Mayor Is Against Trump Deploying Federal Agents: Letter

• Schools Going Digital, But Kemp Says 'Kids Need To Be In The Classroom'
• American Girl Store At North Point Mall Permanently Closed
• Burned Body Found Near Gwinnett Place Was Murder Victim: Police
• Forsyth Libraries Additional Hours Next Week
• LifeLine Animal Project Shelters Seeking Foster Homes
• Douglas County Seniors Graduate In Person On Tuesday, Wednesday
• North Fulton Charities Collecting School Supplies
• Suspects IDed In Death Of Man Found Outside Norcross Apartments
• Coronavirus Testing Partnership Delivers Results Quicker In GA
• Pontoon Boat Accident Takes Life Of Recent Collins Hill Grad

Across America

• Daily Deaths Top 1,000, Vaccine On Track: U.S. Coronavirus News
• Walmart To Close This Thanksgiving, Ending Black Friday Tradition
• Amazon Officially Postpones U.S. Prime Day 2020
• Trump Revives Daily White House Coronavirus Briefings
• Chinese Indicted Over Hacking That Targeted COVID-19 Vaccine
• Swift, Silent Spread Of Virus Keeps Scientists Grasping For Clues