Crowds Flock To Chicken Shacks | 6th District's Costly Race | Best GA Grocery Stores: News Nearby

There was plenty of news across Georgia on Thursday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here’s a roundup of some of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

• Pics: Marietta's Big Chicken 'Re-Hatches' In Thursday Grand Reopening
• Man Shot 3 Times In Smyrna Ambush: Police
• Inadequate Response To Vomiting & Diarrheal Events: Cobb Restaurant Inspections

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.

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• Gov. Deal Appoints Committee To Investigate DeKalb Sheriff Mann's Arrest
• Republic Of Georgia Judges Observe Cobb Murder Trial
• Tickets For Dave Chappelle's Atlanta Shows Go On Sale Thursday
• Inmate Suicide Attempt Stopped By Gwinnett Deputy

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