Good morning, Gainesville.

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.

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.

Multiple community events occur Saturday in Gainesville, with the Pixel Man Airshow at the airport, a Drug Take-Back Day at Kroger Marketplace (near Royal Lakes), and Halloween festivities on Midland Greenway.

Residents must request absentee ballots by Friday as Saturday marks the final day of early voting.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Gainesville and Milton high school football teams will meet at City Park Stadium in Week 10 — the contest carries playoff implications for Hall County programs.