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Gary sends in this photo filled with emergency vehicles at Commerce and Swanton Way and adds, “I’m not sure what was going on by the Maloof building a while ago…if a person was hit by a car or collapsed in the road.”

There’s a lot going on in the photo, so take a close look and let me know if I’m missing anything.

It’s kind of late in the day, but I’ll try to get details from Decatur PD.

UPDATE: Decatur PD explains what happened in the comments section.

There once was a band named Sugarland.

Sugarland grew up amongst the rolling hills of Atlanta, feeding off the love and attention given to it by Decatur music mainstays like Eddie’s Attic and Decatur CD.  Then one day, the little country band grew up, moved out and became very famous amongst much greener (ca-ching!) pastures.

Things were fine for a while.  Lord knows Decatur was used to its singing children moving on and succeeding in the bigger world.  But then one day, Sugarland signed an exclusive deal on a new album with Wal-Mart and Decatur (played here by Decatur CD) felt betrayed.

In an open letter on its blog, Decatur CD writes…

About five minutes before we started writing this letter, a customer walked in and inquired about your new CD/DVD release, Live on the Inside. “Do you know if it’s out yet?” she asked. We said that, yes, it was released Tuesday, but that we were not allowed to sell it. She’d have to go to Walmart to get it. “Walmart?” she replied, with an incredulous look. “Really?” She left disappointed, and frankly, we’re disappointed as well.

You guys have been around roughly as long as Decatur CD, and we’ve been supporters of your music from day one. We’ve put your releases on listening stations, given away tickets to your shows and so on. After all, what is a local music scene if not an extended family of sorts? We have to take care of each other.The point is that by shutting the door on independent record stores, you’re in effect shutting the door on your hometown.

Read the full post here.

But this time around, this big-box store eats local store story has a sorta happy ending!  Within two days, Sugarland’s Kristain Bush responded saying…

You are right, and thanks for the suggestion. I am in Houston for a show right now but will come by the store when I get home on Wednesday and bring you a few boxes of discs, We can peel off the Wal-Mart stickers together while we catch up. -Kristian

h/t: Crib Notes

Here’s a really cool event that you can either participate in or check out in the Trust Building (old Wordsmiths space) on Decatur Square during this year’s Decatur Book Festival!

Thanks to Linda Harris for forwarding!

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It’s a quick and clean summary of all the latest blog updates from the best news-gatherers in Decatur, DeKalb and Atlanta.  Think of it as your one-stop shop for viral, blog news in Atlanta! Do it! 

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How’s everyone holding up?