Publix, Walmart, Trader Joe's: Favorite Grocery Store Rankings | Patch PM

Is your go-to grocery store in Georgia one of country's favorites? A new ranking nationwide shows which grocers draw praise. Plus, the 6th District House of Representatives race is already the most expensive Congressional election in history. Here are the top local news stories worth reading and talking and knowing about on Thursday, May 11, as pulled from our Georgia Patch sites.

Publix, Trader Joe's, Walmart: Georgia's No. 1 Grocery Store Is?

America's favorite grocery store is a tie between New York-based Wegmans and Florida-based Publix, according to a survey out Tuesday. Trader Joe’s is a very close second and Texas chain H-E-B ranks third.

6th District Election Shatters Record For Most Expensive U.S. House Race

In a sign of the importance the Democratic and Republican parties are putting on President Trump's popularity on the local level, Georgia's 6th District contest between Karen Handel and Jon Ossoff is now the most expensive House race in the nation's history.

More Than 100 Line Up For A Year Of Free Chick-Fil-A At Akers Mill Location

More than 100 people lined up early Thursday to put themselves in position to win free Chick-fil-A meals for a year. Many of them camped out the day before at the restaurant's newly rebuilt Akers Mill location at 2975 Cobb Parkway, just off Interstate 285.

More Georgia headlines:

• Gov. Deal Appoints Committee To Investigate DeKalb Sheriff Mann's Arrest
• Republic Of Georgia Judges Observe Cobb Murder Trial
• Inadequate Response To Vomiting & Diarrheal Events: Cobb Restaurant Inspections
• Tickets For Dave Chappelle's Atlanta Shows Go On Sale Thursday
• Inmate Suicide Attempt Stopped By Gwinnett Deputy
• Pics: Marietta's Big Chicken 'Re-Hatches' In Thursday Grand Reopening
• Man Shot 3 Times In Smyrna Ambush: Police

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