(WXIA) -- Many businesses chose to close Wednesday because of the icy roads, but not Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q.

All five metro Atlanta locations of the restaurant are open and serving the community, including first responders and community leaders who are working to keep residents safe in the severe weather.

"We are proud to already be serving the hardworking crews from Georgia Power, Snapping Shoals, Jackson EMC and the Forsyth County Sheriff's Department," Jim 'N Nick's local owner Brian Lyman said in a statement.

Jim 'N Nick's locations include:

* 2275 Georgia Highway 20, Conyers
* 3130 Ronald Reagan Boulevard, Cumming
* 5153 Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway, Hiram
* 4574 South Cobb Drive, Smyrna
* 1103 Old Peachtree Road NW, Suwanee

ATLANTA -- Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has extended the state of emergency due to a Winter Storm Warning and Ice Storm Warning in effect.

Deal announced Tuesday morning that he added 44 counties to the original 45.

(WXIA) -- The Downtown Connector is one of several metro Atlanta highways to be affected by weekend roadwork.

Georgia Department of Transportation engineer Shun Pringle said three left northbound lanes of Interstate 75/85 will be closed nightly for sign work. The closures will happen between Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Pine Street.

Three left southbound lanes will also be closed nightly at Freedom Parkway for bridge painting.

All Downtown Connector work will happen at night; Pringle said the interstate will be completely open during daylight hours.

However, some daylight work will occur on I-85 in both directions between Clairmont and Lenox roads. Crews will work on highway signs, forcing them to close two left lanes in each direction. Drivers traveling through the area should plan ahead for possible delays.