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North Hall teen battling to lose weight, get healthy
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Emily Grogan and fellow PE classmates run laps Friday morning around the gymnasium at North Hall High School. The ninth-grader is in the process of changing her life and health. She weighed more than 300 pounds when she was 13, and has vowed never to return to the “over 300” mark.
Carly Sharec
Updated: Sep 29, 2013, 4:08 AM
Published: Sep 29, 2013, 4:11 AM
A year ago, Emily Grogan was standing in the middle of coach Debbie Wiley’s gym class as her peers completed basketball drills around her. The eighth-grade student was physically unable to participate, a moment that served as the catalyst she needed to make a healthy lifestyle change. “My mindset was totally different,” Emily said.
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Gainesville man arrested, charged with interfering with school bus after dropoff goes awry
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Nick Watson
The Times
Updated: Apr 3, 2025, 9:13 PM
Published: Apr 3, 2025, 8:51 PM
A Gainesville man was arrested after he followed a bus twice and held the bus doors open trying to get a child off the bus, according to authorities.
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