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How Ryan Seacrest is giving his old high school football team something it never had

The future of Dunwoody (GA) High School football is being built by more than just the players on the field. It's being built by hundreds of community members who have come together to give the Wildcats something they've never had before: a stadium of its own. Fueled by a donation from Dunwoody alum and television host Ryan Seacrest and a community-wide fundraising effort, Seacrest Stadium is officially set to break ground the week of Nov. 23, following county approval on Nov. 9. And when it opens next fall, the whole community will be able to call it their own. “I think we’re all kind of part owners of this,” said Steve Fortenberry, former teacher and president of the Dunwoody High School Community Association. “I think you’re really going to see that it wasn’t just the county building this and we show up. This is Dunwoody’s stadium. We are kind of the Green Bay Packers of the high schools.” The project has been years in the making, but it took a collective effort from the community to turn the vision into a reality. It started with a donation of more than $1 million from Seacrest, who played defensive back for the

Dunwoody, GA · 1d

CBS News Atlanta

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Driver's mistake caused Salem High football bus crash, investigators say

A driver's mistake caused a bus carrying members of Salem High School's football program to overturn last month, investigators said Tuesday. No criminal charges are expected.

Conyers, GA · 1d

Gwinnett Daily Post

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2026 Gwinnett High School Football Region Standings, End of Regular Season

Class AAAAAAA Region 8-AAAAAAA Team Region Overall This week Buford 6-0 10-0 Marietta Collins Hill 5-1 5-5 at Newton Mill Creek 4-2 4-6 Season complete Dacula 3-3 5-5 Season complete Central Gwinnett 2-4 3-7 Season complete Seckinger 1-5 1-9 Season complete Discovery 0-6 0-10 Season complete Region 7-AAAAAAA Team Region Overall This week Brookwood 5-1 9-1 Norcross North Gwinnett 5-1 9-1 North Atlanta Parkview 4-2 7-3 South Gwinnett Norcross 3-3 5-5 at Brookwood Peachtree Ridge 3-3 7-3 Hillgrove Duluth 1-5 2-8 Season complete Berkmar 0-6 0-10 Season complete Region 4-AAAAAAA Team Region Overall This week Newton 4-0 10-0 Collins Hill Grayson 3-1 6-4 Camden County South Gwinnett 2-2 6-4 at Parkview Archer 1-3 5-5 at North Cobb Rockdale 0-4 3-6 Season complete Class AAAAAA Region 8-AAAAAA Team Region Overall This week Jackson County 7-0 10-0 Creekview Clarke Central 6-1 8-2 South Effingham Habersham Central 5-2 6-4 Newnan Loganville 3-4 5-5 at East Paulding Walnut Grove 3-4 5-5 at Sequoyah Cedar Shoals 2-5 3-7 Season complete Mountain View 2-5 5-5 Season complete Apalachee 0-7 1-9 Season complete Region 7-AAAAAA Team Region Overall This week Milton 6-0 9-1 Northside-Columbus Gainesville 5-1 7-3 Lassiter Roswell 4-2 7-3 at Effingham County Lanier 3-3 5-5

Gwinnett County, GA · 2d

Gwinnett Daily Post

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Gwinnett's 15 state playoff football teams learn 1st-round matchups

For the first time ever, the Georgia High School football playoff brackets were determined by PSR, Post Season Rankings. As opposed to the previous format where the top four teams in each region earned automatic playoff bids and matchups were pre-determined by region, the new format takes every team’s winning percentage, opponent’s winning percentage and opponents’ opponents’ winning percentage into account and seeds teams 1-32. Region winners are guaranteed a top-16 seed and a home playoff game in the first round, but other than that PSR was the only consideration used to seed teams. A total of 15 Gwinnett County teams will extend their seasons to state. The state’s top classification, Class AAAAAAA, will have 10 Gwinnett representatives, with one team qualifying out of Class AAAAAA and four Private teams making up the numbers. In Class AAAAAAA, the biggest eye-catcher was Buford ending up at No. 9 despite its 10-0 record and top-three national rankings. The defending state champion Wolves were one of just three undefeated teams in the classification along with Newton and Carrollton, but a very weak region hurt its metrics. Nobody else in the region finished over .500, and Buford’s opponents averaged a .42778 winning percentage, the

Gwinnett County, GA · 3d

WSB Channel 2 Atlanta

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Metro Atlanta school community mourns longtime teacher

A metro Atlanta school community is mourning the loss of a longtime educator remembered for her passion for teaching, laughter and encouraging spirit.

Douglas County, GA · 22h

hoodline.com

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22-Year-Old Flips Gwinnett Commission Seat, Vows to Curb Flock Cameras

Georgia Gwinnett College — Reported College Attended By Candidate. A college senior just became the youngest county commissioner in Georgia history, and he's already talking about reining in surveillance cameras and data centers across Gwinnett County. Ben Culberson, 22, defeated incumbent Matthew Holtkamp for the District 4 seat on the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, flipping what had been the last Republican-held seat on the panel.

Gwinnett County, GA · 1d

pickensprogress.com

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School Board member says state tardy with test scores

Pickens school board member Tommy Gartrell slammed the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) for late ELA Milestone scores, which the state has not returned nearly halfway through the school year. “In my six years I’ve never seen them this late,” Gartrell said in an interview following the Friday, Nov. 6,...

Pickens County, GA · 1d

ungvanguard.org

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Built By Students, Powered By Ideas:

Blasting beyond textbooks, the Engineering Club is turning ideas into action. At the University of North Georgia’s Gainesville campus, the Engineering Club warps blueprints into reality, tests hypotheses and puts their creations to real-world use. They design, build and showcase imaginative projects, including rovers, robots, radios, servers, AI appliances, 3-D printers and PCs. They bring them to life with hands-on engineering learned within UNG’s walls and applied to everyday challenges. Our Nighthawk engineers have created an innovative environment where students can freely build their ideas into tangible mechanical achievements.

Gainesville, GA · 1d

atlantanewsfirst.com

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Gwinnett County teachers will not get $2K retention payment, board cites lack of state funding

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Gwinnett County Public Schools employees were told Monday that a proposed $2,000 one-time retention payment will not be provided this year because state funding was not included in the approved state budget. In an internal message to teachers and staff, the district said...

Gwinnett County, GA · 15h

thechampionnewspaper.com

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High school football playoffs set

DeKalb is sending nine high school football teams to the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) state playoffs, following a week of action that saw seven teams from the county pick up wins. Dunwoody will represent DeKalb in the 6A classification; M.L. King, Lithonia, Marist, Tucker, and Southwest DeKalb all made...

Lithonia, GA · 4h

Gwinnett Daily Post

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Gwinnett Football League to host Championship Saturday at Duluth High School this week

Youth football teams face off for county bragging rights Saturday in the annual Gwinnett Football League Patsy Jones Championships. All of the games on Championship Saturday will be at Duluth High School. The 6- and 7-year-old finals open the day at 8 a.m. and the last championship game in the Eighth Grade Division is scheduled for 7 p.m. The finals schedule is as follows: 8 a.m. — 6- and 7-year-old finals — Buford Gold vs. North Gwinnett 9:45 a.m. — 8-year-old finals — Lawrenceville vs. Mountain View 11:30 a.m. — 9-year-old finals — Collins Hill vs. Grayson Green 1:15 p.m. — 10-year-old finals — Lawrenceville vs. Norcross 3 p.m. — 11-year-old finals — Buford White vs. Grayson Green 4:45 p.m. — 12-year-old finals — Buford Green vs. Buford White 6:30 p.m. — GFL Awards 7 p.m. — Eighth grade finals — Buford White vs. Grayson Gold

Duluth, GA · 2d

Red and Black

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Nationally recognized astrophysicist to head UGA physics department

In January 2027, distinguished Astrophysicist Keivan Stassun will take over as head of The University of Georgia’s Department of Physics and Astronomy. Stassun previously worked as a professor at Vanderbilt University and was a founding co-director of the Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters-to-Ph.D Bridge program. The program is designed to increase the number of minorities receiving advanced degrees in STEM fields, and has been recreated by other universities across the nation.

Athens, GA · 8h

Gwinnett Daily Post

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GCPS: No money for Gwinnett teacher retention bonuses this year

Gwinnett County teachers are not getting retention bonuses that educators had anticipated since the county’s school board adopted its budget earlier this year, and Gwinnett County Public Schools officials say its because there was no state funding to support it. Teachers learned the one-time $2,000 bonuses were not coming via an email that was sent out Monday night. Within a couple of hours, screen shots of the email, which appeared to have also been accidentally sent to parents through ParentVue, were circulating on social media. “The supplement was contingent on funding from the state of Georgia,” district officials sad in the message. “That funding was not included in the approved state budget, and GCPS does not have funding available in its current budget to provide the supplement independently. “We recognize this news may be disappointing. We value the dedication of our teachers and staff and understand the importance of compensation in attracting and retaining the talented professionals who serve our students every day.” The retention bonuses were among the features touted as benefits of Gwinnett County Public Schools’ fiscal year 2027 budget, which went into affect over the summer. The district also gave employees step increases on the salary scale

Gwinnett County, GA · 23h

MaxPreps

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Georgia high school football: GHSA releases 2026 playoff brackets

The Georgia High School Association released high school football playoff brackets on Sunday. The race to the title begins Nov. 13 and runs through the state finals Dec. 15-16 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, where eight champions will be crowned. All championship games will be streamed on the NFHS Network....

Georgia · 2d

Rough Draft Atlanta

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Opinion: DeKalb Schools should address Dunwoody schools’ population challenges

The Dunwoody Homeowners Association urged the DeKalb County School District to address both elementary under-enrollment and high school overcrowding through transparent, data-driven decisions regarding school closures and facility maintenance. The post Opinion: DeKalb Schools should address Dunwoody schools’ population challenges appeared first on Rough Draft® .

Dunwoody, GA · 2d

CBS News Atlanta

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Fulton County considers closing elementary school

The proposal could result in the closure of Mimosa Elementary School and reassign hundreds of students to two other schools.

Fulton County, GA · 1d

WSB Channel 2 Atlanta

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Metro Atlanta superintendent to depart at end of year

After more than three years of service, the superintendent of the City Schools of Decatur is leaving her post at the end of the year.

Decatur, GA · 17h

WSB Channel 2 Atlanta

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3 Atlanta elementary schools cleared after evacuations

Atlanta Public Schools have evacuated Morningside, E. Rivers, and Springdale Park Elementary schools.

Atlanta, GA · 2d

saportareport.com

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A new era for Georgia State University as school nears completion of greenway expansion years in the making

Georgia State University (GSU), embedded in Downtown Atlanta, has been undergoing a physical transformation that’s been in the works for years. This month, the school anticipates it will pass a milestone with the expansion of its long-awaited greenway in the heart of its campus, Panther Quad, a major development for the historically urban campus lacking a central greenspace.

Atlanta, GA · 1d

northatlantastar.com

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Fulton Draft Proposes Closing Mimosa Elementary, Redrawing Roswell Zones

Fulton County Schools’ first draft for North Fulton elementary schools proposes closing Mimosa Elementary and dividing its attendance area between Vickery Mill and Esther Jackson elementary schools. The proposal marks a major change from September, when the district began reviewing four underused campuses but had not identified one for...

Fulton County, GA · 2d