GOP Convention, Tyler Perry's Home, Drive-Thru Grad: GA Top News

GEORGIA — Top news stories from Georgia Patches this week include Gov. Brian Kemp offering Georgia for the GOP National Convention, the first pediatric death in the state from coronavirus and Atlanta beginning phase two of opening. Seniors tested positive for coronavirus after a drive-thru graduation, Tyler Perry's mansion sold and universities may have to furlough were more big stories this week.

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• Kemp Offers Atlanta As Potential Host For GOP National Convention
• GA's First Pediatric Coronavirus Death Reported In Fulton County
• Atlanta To Begin Phase 2 Of Reopening Plan: Mayor
• After Drive Thru Graduation, Grads Test Positive For Coronavirus
• Sold: Tyler Perry's Former Buckhead Mansion Is Off The Market
• Georgia Colleges, Universities Project Cutting 1,900 Jobs
• When GA's Bars, Sports Teams, Live Performance Venues Can Resume

Here are more important stories this week:

• Some Parks Limiting Visitor Volume For Social Distancing
• Motorcycle Collides With ATV On Glade Road, Both Drivers Die
• Old Farmer’s Almanac Summer 2020 Forecast For Georgia
• Two Different Tests Still Counted To Show GA Coronavirus Numbers
• Hamilton Mill Homeowners Demand HOA Let Them ‘Swim At Own Risk’
• Truck Rear-Ends Tractor-Trailer, Kills Powder Springs Woman
• GA's Film Industry Releases Guidance To Reduce Coronavirus Risk
• Certain Fulton County Facilities To Begin Reopening
• The Georgia Aquarium Welcomes A Whale Of A New Addition
• Arbery Shooting To Be Investigated By DOJ As Hate Crime: Report
• GA Nursing Home Testing Ramps Up As Hospitalizations Decrease
• Six Flags Introduces New Extensive Safety Measures For Parks
• DeKalb Police Searching For Man Who Shot At Mother, Fled: Cops
• At-Home Learning Kits Donated To 50,000 Metro ATL Students
• 15-Year-Old Charged With Felony Murder In Apartment Shooting
• Motorcycle Rear-Ended, Couple Dies In Accident On Ga. 101
• Johns Creek Provides Flexibility For Outdoor Operations
• 15 Die On Georgia Roads Over Memorial Day Weekend
• Chattahoochee Parks Conservancy New Name Highlights National Park
• Canton Debuts Program To Assist Local Small Businesses
• Cherokee Economic Development Updating List Of Open Businesses
• Neighbors Feel No Love For Sex Shop Coming To East Cobb
• Douglasville Woman Airlifted To Safety From Little River Canyon
• Marietta Cancels 4th Of July Parade And Fireworks
• The Battery Atlanta Is Reopening Some Parts Today
• Bike Share Service By Zagster Ends Friday In Alpharetta
• Counseling Services Extended To 20 More Fulton Schools
• Georgia Records All-Time High Unemployment Rate
• Fourth Of July Celebration, Other Events Canceled In Roswell
• Survey Ranks Milton As One Of Georgia's Safest Cities
• Kroger To Begin 'Thank You' Pay; Workers Want Hazard Pay Back
• Marietta Municipal Court to Resume Operations Tuesday
• Coronavirus: GA Deaths Near 2,000 As Testing Accelerates
• Buckhead's Lenox Square Restaurants: Open, Closed
• Midtown's Atlantic Station Back Open; New Safety Guidelines
• Midtown's Atlantic Station: Restaurants, Open, Closed
• Cartersville Man Charged With Possession Of Child Porn
• Livestream: Pence Speaks At Evangelist's Memorial Service
• 'Justice For Us' Protest Scheduled For Friday At GA Capitol
• Marietta Pools And Parks Open Monday With Restrictions
• Smyrna Shuts Down Park After Groups Ignore Rules
• Man Dies After Exchanging Fire With Police In Snellville
• 18K Vials Of Remdesivir Given To GA Hospitals As Deaths Near 2K
• No, We’re Good: Grayson Mayor Declines Public-Transit Money
• Nursing Home Accounts For Nearly Half Of County’s COVID-19 Deaths
• Adairsville Police Use Spikes To Stop Speeding SUV On I-75