*Daily records for high temperatures were set in many locations across north and central Georgia yesterday, including at Atlanta, Athens, Columbus, and Macon. Elsewhere, Gainesville and other locations were 18-20 degrees above normal. Afternoon highs in the upper 70s and low 80s were between 15-22 degrees above what we normally see on February 19. Unseasonably warm conditions will continue today before a rainy Saturday followed by a big plunge in the temperatures.
*As the Colin Gray trial continued in Winder Thursday, the main topic was whether he knew his son, the accused gunman in the September 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School, was a threat to others. Jurors first saw bodycam video from officers who went to Colin’s house the day of the shooting. “God I knew it when my little girl just texted it… God almighty please tell me your brother didn’t do something,” Colin Gray reacted as officers told him Colt had committed a school shooting. The video showed Gray admitting there were guns in the house but said his son did not have unfettered access.
*21 Hall County School District students have been selected as semifinalists for the Georgia Governor’s Honors Program (GHP). The program is a residential summer program for gifted and talented high
school juniors and seniors. It will be held again this year at Georgia Southern University.
Student Name-Nomination Area-School
Arielle Jackson Communicative Arts Johnson High School
Daniela Aguilar Communicative Arts Johnson High School
Lila Spivey Communicative Arts Johnson High School
Morgan Latty Communicative Arts Johnson High School
Connor Green Dance Cherokee Bluff High School
Paul Adams Dance Flowery Branch High School
Kimberly Friend Engineering: Electrical & Computational Flowery Branch High SchoolSpencer Perry Engineering: Electrical &Computational North Hall High School
Kevin Trainor Mathematics Flowery Branch High School
Emory Whittenburg Music: Brass: Trombone Flowery Branch High School
Lyla Croft Music: Brass: Trumpet Flowery Branch High School
Darren Carwile Music: Jazz: Saxophone North Hall High School
Riley Seau Jr. Social Studies Chestatee High School
Andrea Ghetie Theatre West Hall High School
Fernanda Contreras De Lira Visual Arts Flowery Branch High School
Serena Ammons Visual Arts West Hall High School
Hernan Flores Fraijo World Languages: French Flowery Branch High School
Lucy Elias World Languages: Spanish Flowery Branch High School
Julett Sanchez Medina World Languages: Spanish Flowery Branch High School
Ana Bauza World Languages: Spanish West Hall High School
Lannaliz Machado World Languages: Spanish West Hall High School