Confederate Monument, GOP Candidate, Rayshard Brooks: GA Top News

GEORGIA — Top news of the week on Georgia Patches includes a Confederate monument is removed, the UGA band drops the "Gone With The Wind" theme, the GOP establishment shuns a Congressional candidate, the week's developments in the Rayshard Brooks case and a police chief criticized for a social media post is now on leave for other issues.

Plus, the CEO of Netflix donates $120 million to Spellman and Morehouse colleges, movie mogul Tyler Perry steps in to help the Brooks family, Music Midtown makes a decision on the 2020 festival, a Georgia man is a key plaintiff in the landmark LGBTQ ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, and other news.

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Here are some of the week's top stories:

• New Allegations Land Johns Creek Police Chief On Leave
• Netflix CEO To Donate $120M To Spelman, Morehouse
• Decatur's Confederate Monument Removed Near Atlanta
• Fulton Co. Schools Draft Coronavirus Response Plan For Next Year
• The Words 'Black Lives Matter' Appear On Atlanta BeltLine
• Redcoats Marching Band Done With 'Gone With the Wind' Theme
• GOP Abandons Gun-Toting Greene Over Racist Rants On Social Media
• GA Plaintiff Reacts To LGBTQ Discrimination Ruling By Supreme Court
• Douglasville Man Murdered Mother, Niece, Set Car On Fire: Police

Rayshard Brooks Case, Reaction

• Rayshard Brooks: Ex-Officer Faces Murder Charge, Death Penalty
• Civic Group Donates $500 Bonuses To Beleaguered Atlanta Cops
• Gov. Kemp: Georgia 'Proudly Backs The Blue'
• Fundraiser Set Up For Ex-Officer Charged In Rayshard Brooks Death
• Officers Charged In Rayshard Brooks' Death Turns Themselves In
• Atlanta Police Chief Quits After Shooting; Mayor Wants Cop Fired
• Protests Close Interstate, Wendy's Burned After Police Shooting
• Officers Named, Body Cam Footage Released In Rayshard Brooks Case
• NAACP Holds March In Atlanta After Death Of Rayshard Brooks
• Rayshard Brooks: Medical Examiner Releases Cause; Incident Recap
• Tyler Perry To Cover Rayshard Brooks' Funeral Costs
• Gilmer Sheriff Tries To Take Back Facebook Shot At Atlanta Mayor
• Tyler Perry Will Pay Rayshard Brooks Children's College Tuition
• Mayor Promises Changes In How Atlanta Police Officers Use Force
• Atlanta Police Officers Call Out Sick After 2 Charged

More Top GA Stories

• More Than Half Of Nursing Home Residents Recover From Coronavirus
• 3 College Students Raise Money To Help Black Atlanta Businesses
• GA Judicial Emergency To Be Extended Through July
• Walton, Wheeler High Schools Targeted For Name Change
• GA COVID Cases Top 60K, Now Equal To Population of Marietta
• Woman Fatally Shot From Outside Lawrenceville Apartment
• Priority Coronavirus Testing Available For GA First Responders
• Music Midtown Makes Decision For 2020 Festival
• Some Georgia Parents Dread Return To Classroom As Pandemic Persists
• Forts Benning, Gordon Part Of Push To Rename Bases Honoring Confederates

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