ATL Spa Shooter Pleads Guilty To Murder, No Hate Crime: Patch PM

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

Metro Atlanta Spa Shooter Pleads Guilty To 4 Murders

The self-proclaimed ATL spa shooter Robert Aaron Long entered a guilty plea Tuesday in Cherokee County, hoping for life without parole.

Critical Race Theory Ban Pushes Cobb Schools Counselor To Resign

The counselor said she resigned "in an act of protest against the recent ban on antiracism and [Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice]."

Douglas County Probate Judge In Hot Water For Social-Media Posts

Four Kroger stores in Cumming have teamed up with Lyft to provide rides to COVID-19 vaccine appointments.

Impaired Driver Totals 2 Marietta Police Cars

A 45-year-old man from Canton was driving under the influence of drugs when he crashed into two Marietta police officers on I-75 Saturday.

Kroger, Lyft vaccination rides:

• 6 Alpharetta Kroger Stores Offering Rides For COVID Vaccinations
• 3 Canton Kroger Stores Offering Rides For COVID Vaccinations
• 4 Cumming Kroger Stores Offering Rides For COVID Vaccinations
• 2 Johns Creek Kroger Stores Offering Rides For COVID Vaccinations
• 3 Roswell Kroger Stores Offering Rides For COVID Vaccinations
• Sandy Springs Kroger Store Offering Rides For COVID Vaccinations
• 3 Woodstock Kroger Stores Offering Rides For COVID Vaccinations
• 16 Atlanta Kroger Stores Offering Rides for COVID Vaccinations
• 8 Cobb County Kroger Stores Offering Rides For COVID Vaccinations
• 7 DeKalb Kroger Stores Offering Rides For COVID Vaccinations
• 5 Marietta Kroger Stores Offering Rides For COVID Vaccinations
• 2 Decatur Kroger Stores Offering Rides For COVID Vaccinations
• 1 Brookhaven Kroger Store Offering Rides For COVID Vaccinations
• 22 Gwinnett Kroger Stores Offering Rides For COVID Vaccinations
• 3 Loganville-Grayson Kroger Stores Offering Rides For COVID Shots
• Both Dacula Kroger Stores Offering Rides For COVID Vaccinations
• Eight East Cobb Kroger Stores Offering Rides For COVID Shots
• Both Dallas Kroger Stores Offering Rides For COVID Vaccinations
• 5 Douglas County Kroger Stores Offering Rides For COVID Shots
• Cartersville Kroger Offering Rides For COVID Vaccinations

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• Budweiser Clydesdales Added To Cherry Blossom Summer Block Party
• One Dead, One Wounded After Shooting At Kroger Shopping Center
• Traffic Alert: Stalled Truck Blocks Lane On SR316 Westbound
• Decatur Man Arrested In FL For Imprisoning Missing Texas Teen

Across America

• CDC Recommends Mask-Wearing Among Vaccinated In Some Areas
• VA Mandates Coronavirus Vaccine For Health Care Workers
• 'This Is How I'm Going To Die': Officers Share Jan. 6 Trauma
• Her Son Died Of COVID. At His Funeral, She Offered Vaccines
• Photos: Spectacular Sunsets Belie Western Wildfires' Devastation