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Wednesday, October 8th, 2025
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Good morning, Gainesville. Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 8th of October.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Gainesville’s Bloom Enterprises has hired Dr. Christina Iyengar as its new Executive Director to lead programs for people with disabilities and their families. She brings strong academic and nonprofit leadership experience and is expected to guide key projects like Midland Ice Cream Social—an effort to create jobs and foster community connections. AccessWDUN
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce will hold the Small Business AI Resource Fair at the University of North Georgia Gainesville campus on Tuesday, Oct. 14 — the event aims to help small business owners learn about AI. The Gainesville Times
DRINK NEWS
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EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Former teacher Amy Kerr is running for the District 2 seat on the Gainesville school board today—she answered five questions about literacy, attendance and teacher morale—while business owner and coach Trey McPhaul is her opponent. The Gainesville Times
- ➤ The Gainesville City School Board received the Georgia School Boards Association’s 2025 Exemplary Board Recognition, the highest honor for school boards, for its effective governance and commitment to student success. This marks its third consecutive year earning the award (demonstrating strong leadership). AccessWDUN
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ Hall County residents in Gainesville will be able to dispose of up to 10 tires free of charge at the Hall County Landfill on Oct. 16 and Oct. 17—tires must be 20 inches or less and tractor-trailer, farm, and agricultural tires are not accepted. The program, funded by a grant from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division, aims to prevent abandoned tires from cluttering roadways. WSB-TV
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Developers of a proposed $1.2B data center in South Hall won approval on October 7 after the Hall County Planning Commission recommended the project for a third time on a 119-acre site on O’Kelly Road—the plan will now move to the county commission for a final vote. 97.5 Glory
- ➤ The Hall County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to suspend the Planning and Zoning Commission after a complaint said some members broke the Open Meeting Act. The board said all new planning applications—like rezoning, special uses, permits, and variances—will be handled by it until a third-party investigation is finished. AccessWDUN
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ The Georgia High School Association voted Monday to change high school playoffs so that the best 32 teams statewide are now chosen using a new ranking formula — this system, first tried in 2024, aims to give the best teams a fair chance in the postseason. 97.5 Glory
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Tracy Lawrence Concert
7-9:30 p.m. — Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers — Tickets available — Enjoy the iconic sounds of Tracy Lawrence with hits like 'Paint Me A Birmingham' and 'Time Marches On'.
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Charles Esten Concert
7:30-9:00 p.m. — Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers — Ticket prices vary — Enjoy a night of loose, rough-cut country music from global entertainer Charles Esten.
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Iam Tongi Live Concert
7-9 p.m. — Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers — Ticket prices vary — Experience Iam Tongi's soulful voice in an unforgettable live performance.
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2025 Gainesville Chicken Festival
11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. — Lake Lanier Olympic Park — Admission details not specified — Experience Georgia's Official Chicken Cook-Off with BBQ teams, live music, and fun for kids.
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