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39 Gainesville players suspended ahead of Langston Hughes matchup By ANNABELLE REITER annabelle@appenmedia.com BRUNSWICK, Ga. — After the “Brawl at Brunswick” Nov. 21, GHSA has handed down a $5,000 fine to Gainesville High School and suspended 39 of its football players who left the designated bench area. The players who left the bench intended
to separate the fight, not escalate it, the high school said in a statement. Brunswick has not yet faced consequences because Gainesville was the priority, with a thirdround matchup in the state tournament pending. According to video, a Brunswick player provoked the fight in the third quarter. One Gainesville player ended up with his hel-
met ripped off, and another was punched by the same Brunswick player. The video then shows a swarm of players and coaches entering the field from both sidelines. Gainesville was up 42-0 when the melee began, and the game was ended once the altercation escalated. Gainesville officially won the match. Spectators of the game have comment-
ed on social media that the brawl was not the first moment of tension in the matchup. Officials faced pressure to examine where they could have stepped in earlier. Brunswick was the fourth first-seed to be eliminated in GHSA and the first in Division 5A. In 6A, both McEachern and North Cobb have fallen, and 4A Locust Grove was beaten by Centennial in the first round.
Crews prepare path for Ga. 400 express lanes By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
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Signs of cleared right-of-way are spreading as the Georgia Department of Transportation continues work on the Ga. 400 express lanes project. Clearing work has already ended south of McFarland Parkway in Forsyth County. The Mansell Road exit in Roswell shows evidence of the work in progress.
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NORTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Tree clearing in advance of the construction of the Ga. 400 express lanes project, widening the state route four additional lanes, has caught the attention of commuters and residents this fall. Thousands of trees have been felled along the corridor, typically near exits that will be expanded and reconfigured as a part of the project. In mid-November, most of the tree clearing has occurred at Mansell and Holcomb Bridge roads in Roswell, just before the Chattahoochee River in Sandy Springs and around Union Hill Road in Forsyth County. Next July, the Georgia Department of Transportation expects to begin heavy construction on 16 miles of optional, tolled express lanes between the North Springs MARTA station and McFarland Parkway in southern Forsyth County.
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