The Drive at 5

Contractor Tracy Tesmer discusses a new trend where homeowners are choosing to renovate and update their existing homes rather than enter the volatile housing market.

Anjana Freeman, the coordinator of the Gainesville Police Department's mental health clinicians program, discusses how the program has affected how police handle people who are in mental crisis. She also discusses how the program has grown and how officers have adapted to the program.

After several restaurants nationally chose to ban small children from their establishments, Josh Lugar, the co-founder of Capital Tacos, a family-oriented chain, weighed in on whether children are appropriate in a restaurant. Lugar appeared on the Wednesday, April 26 edition of WDUN's "Newsroom."

Michiel Bartman is the head coach of the women's rowing team at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. He brought his team to train this week at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, the site where he won a gold medal as a member of the Dutch National Team in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Jennifer Eastwood, senior editor of Disney editions, discusses four books that have been released to commemorate the Walt Disney Company's 100th birthday.

Jeremy Williams, the superintendent of the Gainesville City School System, discusses the major renovation of City Park . He also commented on Gov. Brian Kemp's plan to invest heavily in education during this session of the General Assembly.

Joni Buford, tourism director for Forsyth County, discusses Film Forsyth, a new organization created to assist production companies who want to film TV shows and movies on location in the county.

Charles Bullock, political science professor at the University of Georgia, discusses Gov. Brian Kemp's growing political clout and what it may use it for in the future.

Rep. Andrew Clyde, who represents Hall County and most of Northeast Georgia is Congress, discusses why he and 19 other conservative Republicans blocked the election of Speaker Kevin McCarthy for 15 ballots. He also discussed his appointment to the powerful House Appropriations Committee.

Sheree Ralston, wife of the late Georgia House Speaker David Ralston, discusses her bid to suceed him in a special election on Jan. 3.