Georgia Top News: Killer Spray, Spiders Spread, 2 Years Of COVID

GEORGIA — Top news stories from Georgia Patches this week include a deadly and rare tropical disease, two years of COVID-19 in Georgia, vulgarity on a Chick-fil-A billboard, Joro spiders coming to Georgia, gas prices climb, and Major League Baseball is delayed.

Metro Atlanta's chances in a nuclear winter, Gov. Brian Kemp called less than a Republican, lawmakers want mandatory school recess, a "gas bandit" arrested, area breweries celebrating beer this weekend, and could gambling on horse racing come to Georgia?

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• Rare Tropical Disease Linked To Aromatherapy Spray Killed 2
• Living With COVID: What White House Plan Means In Georgia
• Chick-fil-A Billboard On I-20 Vandalized With Vulgar Phrase
• New Vision For North Point Mall Revealed As Mixed-Use Development
• Invasive Joro Spider Likely To Spread Beyond Georgia: Study
• Gas Tracker: Georgia Prices Climbing After Ukraine Invasion
• Baseball Delayed Without CBA, Braves Home Opener A Go For Now
• Trump Calls Kemp And Duncan 'RINOs,' Endorses Buckhead Cityhood
• Top Businesses Woodstock Readers Would Like To Bring Back
• Church Member Subpoenaed In Mt. Bethel UMC Lawsuit
• Roswell City Council Approved Canton Street Closure For 5 Events
• Would Metro Atlanta Survive A Nuclear Bomb? This Web Tool Knows

Here are more headlines from this week:

• Armed Robber Sneaks Into SUV, Cuts Woman To Steal Necklace, Cash
• Alpharetta Total Wine Pulls Russian Alcohol Amid Ukraine Conflict
• Gwinnett Man, 77, Hit, Killed By SUV While Checking Mail: Report
• Double Shooting Suspect Arrested, Charged: Gwinnett Police
• Georgia Bill Would Make School Recess Mandatory
• 70 Breweries Are Tapping In For Georgia Beer Day: Here's A List
• Sex Offender Arrested After Trying To Lure Roswell Girl: Police
• Horse-Race Gambling Moves Closer To Reaching Senate OK, Voters
• Braves Great Otis Nixon Helps Church Food Pantry Robbed Of Stock
• Georgia Bar Dumps All Russian Vodka In Support Of Ukraine
• ‘Gas Bandit’ Arrested After Police Say He Drilled Holes In Tanks