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Gainesville, Hall moms advocating for metal detectors in schools after Apalachee shooting
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Fundraisers have been set up by relatives and friends of the four people killed in Wednesday’s shooting at Apalachee High School. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy) - photo by Associated Press
Nick Watson
The Times
Updated: Sep 9, 2024, 9:26 PM
Published: Sep 9, 2024, 9:14 PM
Gainesville attorney Candace Williams couldn’t get to sleep in the wee hours after the Apalachee High School shooting. She took to Instagram and posted about metal detectors in schools, snowballing to her joining with Gainesville baker Rebekah Rico to try to build a coalition for this security measure in schools.
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This Hall County high schooler is a 2025 Georgia Scholar
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Matthew Morgan
Ben Anderson
The Times
Updated: Apr 2, 2025, 7:57 PM
Published: Apr 2, 2025, 5:47 PM
A local high schooler has made the 2025 Georgia Scholars list.
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