5 things to know tonight: Hapeville sign is embarrassment for city, bold move for business owner

1. Hapeville sign is embarrassment for city, bold move for business owner. For Hapeville City officials, it's a 4-by-8 foot embarassment that refuses to go away. But businessman Joshua McArthur Patton says the 4-by-8 foot sign he erected in front of his nightclub eatery earlier this year is his way of bringing attention to his inability to get a liquor license because he says he catered mostly to African-Americans. [Read more]

2. Wildfires burn in north Georgia; Atlanta at risk from dry conditions. Fires continued to burn through thousands of acres in the north Georgia mountains on Tuesday and historically dry conditions put metro Atlanta at risk in the event of local outdoor fires. [Read more] 

3. Atlanta man mistaken for deer, fatally shot on hunting trip. Brian Gregory Pickle, 30, was shot by his brother after his brother mistook him for a deer, according to a report by wbtv.com. Pickle was on a hunting trip with family members in South Carolina, an official said. [Read more]