Roaches In Kitchen, Raw Duck Heads: Restaurant Fails | Patch PM

Georgia ranks fifth in the United States for problems with the quality of its drinking water. Plus, area restaurants have problems with mold on food, roaches in kitchens and raw duck heads being stored on other food. Here are the top local news stories worth reading and talking and knowing about on Wednesday, May 3, as pulled from our Georgia Patch sites.

• Restaurant Inspections: 'Mold-Like Growth' On Food, Employee Chewing Gum
• Restaurant Inspections: Izzy's Kouzina, Venti, Subway
• Restaurant Inspections: 82, or B, For Steak 'n Shake
• Gwinnett Chinese Restaurant Fails With Roaches, Raw Duck Heads
• Forsyth County Restaurant Inspections: Texas Roadhouse, Cracker Barrel, Panda Express
• Douglas County Restaurant Inspections: Williamson Brothers, IHOP, Logan's Roadhouse, Waffle House
• Gwinnett County Restaurant Inspections: My Fry Way, Longhorn Steaks, Yummy Garden, Subway

Karen Handel's Campaign Says Her Husband's 'Plantation' Social Media Share 'A Mistake'

The husband of Georgia's 6th Congressional District candidate Karen Handel retweeted an image Tuesday that included a message for voters to "free the black slaves from the Democratic plantation." It is unclear how Steve Handel's social media gaffe will affect the race, which pits Republican Karen Handel against first-time candidate, Democrat Jon Ossoff, and is being viewed by many as a litmus test of President Donald Trump's popularity.

Georgia Drinking Water Among Nation's Least Safe: Report

Georgia's drinking water is among the least safe in the United States, according to a new report by the National Resources Defense Council. According to the report, Georgia had the nation's fifth-most violations of the 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act in 2015, the year that was analyzed in the study.

More Georgia headlines:

• Schools Fail To Prevent Sexual Assault: AP Report
• Former Cop Convicted For Lying About Receiving Purple Heart
• Casting Call: Girl Who Can Act 'Terrified' Needed For Godzilla Film In Atlanta
• John Legend, Def Leppard, Chris Brown & Other Metro Atlanta Concerts In May 2017
• Suspect Posing As Uber Driver Sexually Assaults Woman In Buckhead: Police
• Police Seeking Injured Dog's Owner in Gwinnett

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