Here are the top 10 Brookhaven stories of 2020 as clicked by our online readers. Click the headline to read the original story. For the Reporters’ own selections for the year’s top stories and trends, see our list here.

1. DeKalb County School District to release reopening plan July 13

2. Voters Guide to DeKalb County races on June 9 ballot

3. Gov. Kemp orders some at risk for COVID-19 to stay home; avoids statewide lockdown

4. DeKalb Schools anticipate hybrid reopening by Oct. 5 if COVID-19 cases trend downward

5. Brookhaven to declare ‘state of emergency’ for city; orders temporary closure of restaurants and bars

6. Brookhaven orders residents to shelter in place, sets curfew; asks governor for statewide version

7. Brookhaven couple fights eviction threat in court, claims retaliation for tenant protest

8. Brookhaven hotel turns away guests seeking emergency home in shelter-in-place order confusion

9. DeKalb County CEO issues stay-at-home order with exceptions

10. HVAC systems are next battleground in the COVID-19 fight

A REME HALO ionizing air purifier, like those St. Martin’s Episcopal School says it has installed, as seen on the website of manufacturer RGF Environmental Group.

John Ruch is an Atlanta-based journalist. Previously, he was Managing Editor of Reporter Newspapers.