Former Fitzgerald Mayor Jim Puckett saw his giant chicken sculpture project as a centerpiece of his time in office – but apparently his constituents were not fans. The 60-foot tall chicken-shaped topiary cost the city nearly $300,000, and still isn’t complete. Puckett says it has done its job in promoting Fitzgerald, but voters spoke at the ballot box last month, giving his opponent, Jason Holt, 95 percent of the vote. Ouch. Now Holt will have to decide if he wants to finish the topiary, which as of now is just a giant rebar statue. SINKING…
Atlanta Dream’s stadium nightmare
The Atlanta Dream are about to play in the WNBA Finals, but they have a problem – they don’t have anywhere to play! The team has played its playoff games in State Farm Arena, which is owned by the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks. But due to scheduling issues, State Farm isn’t available now, as it already has concerts and Hawks games on the docket. So the Dream are scrambling, and may have to play Finals games in the 3,500 seat Gateway Center Arena (State Farm seats 17,500). The scheduling snafu has the Dream DRIFTING…
