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Hall, Humane Society team up to fix feral felines. LIFE, IB Midweek Edition - MARCH 20-21,20241 $2.00 I GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA I gainesvilletimes.com Honestly Local Pranks end in felony charges for E. Hall students BY NICK WATSON nwatson@gainesvilletimes.com Six East Hall High students and one former student are facing felony charges after authorities said the teens threw eggs and poured de icing salt around the school. A Hall County school resource officer discovered toilet paper strewn through the trees upon arriv ing around 5 a.m. Friday, March 15. Inside, the officer found cau tion tape and more toilet paper “wrapped around railings and out door tables in the quad area outside the cafeteria,'’ according to the Hall County Sheriff's Office. “Green de-icing salt had also been poured on the steps near the cafeteria,'’ according to the Sheriff's Office. “Egg residue was found on some exterior parts of the building, including windows. The suspects threw eggs at the assistant principal's office door, while eggs and eggshells were also found inside three vending machines, according to the Sheriff's Office. Authorities said they believe the teenagers entered through a back door of the gym weight room just after midnight Friday, as school administrators identi fied the suspects through security See Pranks 14A Clockwise from top left, Jacob Christian, Hunter Carr, Cason Cash, Azyon Morrison, Kaleb Reeves, Delsin Grindle and Temeris Morrison. Photos submitted to The Times A mooving experience T A f r 7 “J I? - • I £- i f id J * l Photos by Scott Rogers The Times Flowery Branch Elementary students get to touch a calf Tuesday, March 19, at the Hall County Schools Agribusiness Center during the Hall County School District Third Grade Farm Day event. During six days, over 2,000 third grade students from 20 elementary schools in Hall County experience how a beef and dairy farm operates. Hall County third-graders visit the various stations set up Tuesday, March 19, around the Hall County Schools Agribusiness Center during the inaugural Third Grade Farm Day event. More photos on 4A Top Hall Co. teacher named top 10 finalist for Georgia BY BEN ANDERSON banderson@gainesvilletimes.com Hall County School District's Teacher of the Year has been named a top 10 finalist in Georgia. Steven McIntyre, an audio-video technology teacher at Chestatee High School, was named the district's 2023-24 Teacher of the Year last May. On March 8, the Georgia Superintendent of Schools visited McIntyre's school to congratu late him and present him with a certificate. “I was definitely surprised, definitely humbled at just the chance to be the district Teacher of the Year," McIntyre told The Times. “But to be able to be one of the top 10 and potentially could be the one that represents the state of Georgia is See T0TY14A FLOWERY BRANCH $1.6M-plus contract may fix key roads BY JEFF GILL jgill@gainesvilletimes.com Several key Flowery Branch roads — or sec tions of road — could be poised for repaving. Flowery Branch City Council is set to vote Thursday, March 21, on whether to spend at least $1.6 million on resurfacing 5.7 miles of roadway. Fifteen areas have been identified for the work, including Phil Niekro Boulevard from Interstate 985 to Railroad Avenue, Lake Crossing Drive in Sterling on the Lake subdivision, Thurmon Tanner Parkway Flowery Branch City Council What: Proposed contract for road repaving work When: 6 p.m. Thursday, March 21 Where: Flowery Branch City Hall, 5410 Pine St. See Roads 14A ONLINE INSIDE gainesvilletimes.com/newsletters: Sign up to receive email newsletters from The Times gainesvilletimes.com/apps: Download The Times’ app for a user-friendly online experience and app notifications for big stories Calendar 2A Life IB Classified 4B Opinion 6A Comics 4D Region 3B Fun+Games 3D Sports ID 0 40901 06835 8 Capture Your Share of the Sun {nS copp erat|ve JACKSON O U I Cl I JELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP/CORPORATION-" jacksonemc.com/renewables
