GA Top News: GA Goes Biden, Graduation Rate Up, Mask Mandate

GEORGIA — Top news stories from Georgia Patches this week include Georgia declaring Joe Biden for the state, mask mandate encouraged and a fake FBI agent. Georgia's graduation rate increased, Patch readers say the election was fair, and a principal died trying to save his wife were more big stories this week.

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• Biden Projected As Georgia Election Winner: Unofficial Results
• GA Coronavirus: It's Time To Mandate Masks, Says Emory Expert
• Georgia Graduation Rate Increases Again To 83.8 Percent
• Woman Poses As FBI Agent To Get Free Chick-Fil-A Meal: Police
• GA Election Results Fair, Accurate: Most Patch Readers Say
• Westlake High School Principal, Wife Drown In Puerto Rico

Here are more headlines from this week:

• Where Georgia Childhood Obesity Ranks Among The States
• Trump Campaign Taps Collins To Lead Georgia Recount Effort
• GA Reacts To Biden Win: Cars Honk Victoriously, Protests Held
• 12 Things Out-Of-Towners Need To Know About Atlanta And Georgia
• Blue Wave Across Northern Atlanta Suburbs Claims Long-Held GOP Turf
• Gwinnett Man Hit, Killed By Shoplifting Suspects Fleeing In Van
• False Alarm Near Douglasville High School Forces Lockdown
• Georgia's Political Shift – A Tale Of Urban And Suburban Change
• Rep. Gravley Re-Elected As Georgia House Majority Vice Chair
• Alpharetta American Legion Welcomes New Commander
• McCormick 'Concerned About Irregularities' With Gwinnett Vote
• Gwinnett Man Points Laser At Helicopter, Charged With Obstruction
• GOP Cobb Chair Urges 'Transition In Grace' For Nation's Leaders
• Forsyth Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Arrested For Child Porn
• GA Election Chief In Coronavirus Quarantine, Wife Tests Positive
• Decatur To Start Front Yard Tree Program For Residents
• Canton Senior Center Set To Reopen Monday
• Animal Shelter Seeks Volunteers To Host Dogs For Thanksgiving
• High School Dropout Rate Cut In Half For Fulton Students
• Forsyth Students Achieve Highest Grad Rate In District History
• Roswell Inc Announces The 'Best Sips in Roswell' For 2020
• City Of Johns Creek Names New Public Works Director
• How To Vote Early For The Special Election Runoff In Fulton Co.
• How To Vote Early For The Special Election Runoff In DeKalb Co.
• Suspect Charged In Connection With Fatal Shooting Of Marietta Man
• Burglars Grab Guns After Ramming U-Haul Through Store Wall
• Suspects Charged In Ahmaud Arbery Killing Argue For Bond Release
• New GA Coronavirus Cases Top 2,500, Only 2nd Time Since Sept. 3
• Grayson High Among Top 5 In Gwinnett For Graduation Rate
• Macy's Atlanta Great Tree Lighting Returns As Invite-Only Event
• 35th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting To Offer Virtual Viewing
• Gwinnett Elections Board Proposes 16 Days Early Voting For Runoff
• Gwinnett Teacher Of The Year Finalists Named For 2020-2021
• Record-Breaking 47 Lbs. Of Opioids Collected By Cartersville Med
• Georgia's U.S. Senate Runoff Elections Lure Big PACs Ready To Spend Cash
• Non-Georgians Warned Not To Relocate To State To Game Senate Election
• Benefits For Displaced Workers Finally Arriving At Pre-Pandemic Pace
• DeKalb Covid Care Food Baskets Handed Out Before Thanksgiving
• Is Georgia's Upcoming Ballot 'Audit' A Recount?: AP Explains
• Gwinnett Begins Recounting Votes In Presidential Race
• Braves' Freeman Wins NL MVP After Surviving Coronavirus
• Rep.-Elect Greene Bashes Masks During Congressional Orientation