With spring break quickly approaching and gas prices creeping higher and higher, you may be looking for someplace to have fun without breaking the bank or your gas tank!

I decided to take a trip just 3 hours from my house to Atlanta.  Home of Coca-Cola, CNN, Turner Broadcasting, Georgia Aquarium, and the Braves, Hawks, and the Falcons. 

This state capital is great for families, couples, and groups. One thing that I really liked is that Atlanta is a military friendly city. While on my trip I stayed a downtown hotel close to the Georgia Aquarium and World of Coke.  It was a short walk to everywhere we wanted to go.

We started our day out touring CNN.  You get to go throughout the building and learn about how a story gets to your TV so quickly.

An Albertville man has been arrested on attempted murder charges after police say he beat a woman wanted for shooting an elderly man.

Investigators said 37-year-old Patty Elaine Westbrook shot and robbed 74-year-old Pete Batey after the man agreed to give her a ride at a gas station in downtown Geraldine. She was driving Batey’s truck when Guntersville Police took her into custody on suspicion of shoplifting.

Investigators said that several hours after Westbrook shot Batey in Geraldine, she came in contact with 53-year-old Kenneth Tary Chamblee of Albertville. They said the two argued and Chamblee reportedly hit Westbrook in the back of the head with a lawn mower blade. Authorities said Chamblee then fired a gun at Westbrook two to three times as she attempted to flee.

Chamblee was charged with attempted murder for the incident.

On Saturday, March 5th, police say 74 year old Boyce Charles Batey was shot in what appears to be an attempted robbery in Geraldine.

The suspect, 37 year old Patty Elaine Westbrook, of Guntersville, was driving Batey's vehicle when she was taken into custody by Guntersville Police on suspicion of shoplifting. She's currently in the DeKalb County Detention Center on a $250,000 bond.