*Lakeview Academy recently celebrated the grand opening of its new Technology & Innovation Wing with a special donor appreciation and ribbon-cutting ceremony. This new space offers students hands-on opportunities to learn, create, and dream bigger than ever through robotics, coding, esports, and much more.
*Attorney Kelly Anne Miles has been selected as the 2026 Gainesville Woman of Distinction by the Girl Scout of Historic Georgia. It’s an honor, the organization’s website says, recognizing a woman whose leadership and service reflect the values of the Girl Scout Promise and Law and make her an outstanding role model for today’s Girl Scouts and the broader community. Click here for more on Miles’ selection and contributions to the community: GSHG Announces 2026 Gainesville Woman of Distinction
*9th District Congressman Andrew Clyde (R-Jackson County) recently announced the district’s winners of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge. They include high school students from Buford and Sugar Hill. Read more about the program and the winners here: Rep. Clyde Announces 2025 Congressional App Challenge Winners | U.S. Representative Andrew S. Clyde
*Callie Daniel, representing the Kiwanis Club of Gainesville, is this year’s Belle of the Ball. Daniel was crowned at Saturday night’s Charity Ball, sponsored by the Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County.
*A state trooper who was a Lumpkin County native and who died in the line of duty in 2024 will be memorialized Tuesday in a road naming ceremony. A stretch of Georgia 400 near Whelchel Road in the county will be named in memory of Chase Redner.