1. What have we learned in 2-8 start? Braves' future looks bright. Ten games into the spring-training schedule, the Braves had the worst record (2-8) in the majors. Their pitchers had the worst ERA (6.88) and worst opponents' batting average (.320), and their hitters were 25th in the majors in runs scored (ahead of only the Astros among teams training in Florida) and 24th in OPS (.678). So what should we make of that? [Read more]
2. Subway employee in Cobb shoots attempted robber in chest, police say. A Subway store employee shot a man who police say tried to rob the Cobb County restaurant Monday morning. [Read more]
3. Waffle House co-founder Joe Rogers Sr. dead at 97. Joe Rogers Sr., who co-founded the iconic all-night Waffle House diner in Avondale Estates in 1955, has died. He was 97. Rogers, born in Tennessee in 1919, died Friday. He is survived by Ruth, his wife of 74 years, as well as four children, nine grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. [Read more]
4. Atlanta United has fourth largest soccer crowd in world. It seems that at least for one week, Atlanta is a soccer town. According to socceramerica.com, Atlanta United's inaugural game against the New York Red Bulls on Sunday at Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd Stadium had the fourth-largest attendance of any soccer game around the world last weekend. [Read more]
5. Woman in Douglas County racist incident: 'That ain't me.' Not long after she rode in a convoy of pickup trucks that terrorized a black family's birthday party in Douglasville in 2015, Kayla Norton told a friend that she didn't want to caravan anymore. She said the episode had taken an ugly racist turn and "that ain't me," according to court documents. [Read more]
