*Plans are in the works for a Regional Youth Development Center (RYDC) in Gwinnett County. Since the old Gwinnett RYDC closed ten years ago, juveniles from the county charged with a crime have been boarded-out to the Gainesville facility and others in the Atlanta area. But some have ended up being sent to the one in Dalton. Right now, planning for a Gwinnett facility is just beginning. The state has not even allocated funding for such a project.
*Two Hall County residents and one from Habersham County were directly involved in the recent successful campaign to raise $10 million for Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School’s planned renovation and restoration of Hodgson Hall. They are Steve Gilliam and Dr. Kate Maine of Gainesville and John Barnwell of Clarkesville. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School | Historic Campaign Raises $10 million for Rabun Gap
*The Atlanta Seafood Market in Gainesville has been tapped as one of the 100 best seafood restaurants in the country by Yelp. The website says it looked at restaurants using the word “seafood” in their descriptions and then used customer reviews and total volume between January 1, 2001, and December 13, 2023, in drawing up the list. Top 100 Seafood Spots in the US – Last Updated March 2024 – Yelp