New Supermarket And COVID-19: Top Decatur Patch Stories Of 2020

DECATUR, GA — As 2020 wraps up and we say goodbye to one of the most widely unforgettable years in our history, much has happened in Decatur and DeKalb County this year.

From the coronavirus pandemic to elections to a new supermarket coming to DeKalb, there was a variety of stories that made Decatur Patch's most-read stories of 2020 — including President Donald Trump commuting a former Atlanta teacher's prison sentence, DeKalb's summer jobs program going virtual and the Thomas Jefferson statue in Decatur moving to a storage facility.

Patch rounded up some of the top stories of 2020 as listed below. Thank you for reading, and we look forward to what 2021 has in store.

• New Supermarket Chain, Lidl, Approved By DeKalb Commissioners
• Trump Commutes Former Atlanta Teacher's Prison Sentence
• State Mistakenly Reports DeKalb Child's Death: GA Coronavirus
• Customer Throws Wings, DeKalb Checkers Employee Shoots
• DeKalb Summer Jobs Program Transforms Into Virtual Career Academy
• Thomas Jefferson Statue On Decatur Square Put Into Storage
• DeKalb County Teacher Resigns After Disturbing Social Media Post
• Coronavirus: Here's What's Open And Closed In DeKalb County