Walker County Fire Marshal Scott Forrest now has a partner he takes with him whenever he’s called out to investigate a fire. Forrest and Dozer, a one-year old lab, serve as the county’s first ever Accelerant Detection Canine Team.
Brenau University has received a grant renewal from the government of Mexico that allows first-generation Mexican-American students to pursue higher education at the university. Brenau hosted Consulate General Francisco Javier Díaz de León and Gabriela Cobos Uribe from the Mexican Consulate for a signing ceremony formalizing the grant Friday, Aug. 5, on the historic Gainesville campus.
Alpharetta tennis player Addison Temple won 30 points playing singles tournaments in the junior Girls’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association by the week ending July 15.