Take the midnight train to Georgia’s new Gladys Knight Highway

Gov. Nathan Deal signed Senate Resolution 441, which renamed State Route 9 from Peachtree Street to 14th Street “Gladys Knight Highway.” Knight, also known as the “Empress of Soul” is an Atlanta-born recording artist, songwriter, businesswoman, humanitarian and author as well as a four-time Grammy Award-winner. But, many of Atlanta’s foddies may only know her as the “Empress of Atlanta’s Chicken and Waffles.” In 1997, Knight together with her son Shanga Hankerson, developed Gladys…