Georgia Top News: Abrams Campaign, Omicron, Atlanta Elects Andre

GEORGIA — Top news stories from Georgia Patches this week include the start to Stacey Abrams' second campaign for governor, Andre Dickens to be Atlanta's 61st mayor, and the first case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 is discovered in Georgia. A slain Clayton County Police officer is mourned, a fundraiser for an orphaned toddler and $1,000 payments for Gwinnett schools employees round out other top Georgia stories.

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• Stacey Abrams Announces 2nd Run For GA Governor
• Omicron Variant Case Confirmed In Georgia Resident
• Dickens Wins Atlanta Mayor Runoff Election: Unofficial Results
• GA Man Pleads Guilty To Kicking Officers During Capitol Riot
• Former DeKalb Student Stars In Annie On NBC
• $1K Payments Approved For Eligible Gwinnett School Employees
• Kidnapped Children Recovered After Dad Stabbed In Home Invasion
• Fundraiser Planned For Cherokee Toddler Whose Parents Were Killed
• 1 Officer Killed, 3 Dead In Clayton County Domestic Shooting
• Advanced Life Support Service Launched By Paulding Fire

Here are more headlines from this week:

• Douglasville's Miracle On Main Street Christmas Parade Set
• Catoosa Co. Cheerleading Coach Arrested On Child Molestation Charges
• Georgia's Largest Residential Holiday Light Display Returns
• Braves Host First 'Cherokee Traditions At Truist Park' Event
• 25 Bartow Students Named To Georgia Governor's Honors Program
• Interim Superintendent Named To Permanent Job At Paulding Schools
• Man In Wheelchair Hit, Killed Trying To Cross Highway 278
• Wellstar Opens Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination Centers
• Video Of Braves' Ozuna's Hand On Wife's Neck Released By Police
• City Schools Of Decatur Receives National Blue Ribbon Recognition
• Illegal Gun Sale Gone Wrong Led To Accidental Teen Death: Sheriff
• East Cobb Cityhood Info Sessions To Resume In January
• Upgraded Providence Park Reopens With ADA-Accessible Trail
• Forsyth Elementary Receives 2021 National Blue Ribbon Honor
• New Principals, Assistant Superintendent Joining Gwinnett Schools