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The high school Game of the Week airs today on 97.5 Glory FM (7:05 p.m. pre-game, 7:30 p.m. kickoff) at Monroe Area at Cherokee Bluff.

Northeast GA History Center got a $90k grant from the Ivester Foundation to upgrade its Ada Mae Ivester Education Center — the work will start immediately to support upcoming K-12 field trips.

Apalachee High School’s interim head football coach, Charles Kenyon, resigned on Wednesday as the school began investigating reports of alleged racially derogatory language — Alex Savakinas has been named acting head coach for the remainder of the season.

Lake Lanier dropped another half-foot over the past week, reaching 1063.3 and about eight feet below normal for this time of year.

Drought conditions eased in northeast Georgia & the drought-free area improved by about one percent, though Hall County stays split between abnormally and moderately dry.

City, county and school officials met Wednesday, Oct.

21 at Bethel Church of the Nazarene (1900 Garden Drive) where they addressed Flock cameras, development and affordable housing with Southside residents.

Hall County’s unemployment rate reached 3% in September, up 0.2 points from August and last year, as the labor force hit a record 112,548 and employed numbers climbed to 109,186.

Total jobs dipped by 600 from August, according to the state Department of Labor.

North Hall swept Monroe Area in the second round of state playoffs on Oct.

1 in Gainesville — earning a berth in the state tournament in Columbus.

Lt. Stewart Webb and evidence custodian Christina Minzenmayer of Oakwood PD spoke on 97.5 Glory FM about Drug Take Back Day tomorrow & urged residents to safely dispose of unused medications.