Regional Roundup: Sheriff Apologizes for KKK Photo, Obama Orders Chili Dog at The Varsity and Marco Rubio Coming to Northeast Georgia

– Canton-Sixes Patch

"Those pictures do not represent the Roger Garrison of today or of that time," Cherokee Sheriff Roger Garrison said. "It was a stupid mistake made by a 21-year-old."

Four days after WSB-TV showed a nearly 30-year-old photograph of Cherokee Sheriff Roger Garrison at a Halloween costume party in a Ku Klux Klan hood and robe, the county's top law enforcement official sat down with Canton-Sixes Patch to tell his side of the story.

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– Midtown Patch

in Midtown played host to a special guest Tuesday: President Barack Obama. 

The President journeyed to Atlanta today to stump for votes and collect campaigning cash. But before he did so, he made a surprise lunchtime visit to the famed restaurant, where he greeted startled customers and shook their hands.

Of course, he also got some food. The President ordered a chili dog, French fries and a couple of drinks at what is billed as the “World’s Largest Drive-in Restaurant.” The Varsity, which had fed three other U.S. presidents prior to Tuesday, has been serving Atlantans and Georgia Tech students since 1928.

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-- Lawrenceville Patch

A name that has been at the top of the list of Vice-Presidential contenders will be visiting Lawrenceville, Ga. next month. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida will be at at on Thursday, July 5th to sign his new book “An American Son: A Memoir." 

Rubio is who many Republicans hope Mitt Romney will name as his running mate for the presidential election.

The event is free to the public and will begin at 7pm.