Veterans Day free meals for veterans and active military Veterans Day falls on November 11, so banks, post offices and most public libraries will be closed.  Veterans Day is a holiday showing appreciation for military personnel both veterans and active and many restaurant chains will provide free meals, or freebies  including: Applebee’s: Veterans and Active Duty […]

Atlanta’s mayor race heads to runoff election The big election headline this morning, the race for Atlanta’s mayor is going to a run-off election.  Keisha Lance Bottoms came in first last night but she did not get the 50% +1 to avoid the run-off with  Mary Norwood and that run-off election will be Dec. 5. […]

Election Day 2017 Have you voted yet?  If not, the polls at most locations are open until 7pm.  Lots of local races, including a big race voters in Atlanta will be electing a new Mayor. That person to succeed current mayor Kasim Reed who is ineligible this election after being mayor for the past 8 […]

From the AJC.com: A 42-year-old Rockdale County woman is suing DeKalb County and New Birth Missionary Baptist Church for $78 million — $1 million for every day she claims she was wrongly jailed. Arettonette Ingram’s suit, which she filed without an attorney, says she was arrested on terroristic threat charges after a New Birth youth […]