*Mason Blalock, a student at North Hall Middle School, was selected to participate in the Appalachian STEM Academy this summer, a residential, hands-on STEM program hosted by Oak Ridge Associated Universities in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. You can read more about it here: Appalachian STEM Academy Middle School Student Site!
*97.5 Glory FM has confirmed that the family of a Gainesville High School baseball player who was fatally injured in an on-field accident three years ago has reached an out-of-court settlement of their suit against the city school system and others. Jeremy Medina died several weeks after he was struck in the head by a bat during a practice session.