Afternoon News Wrap

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Courtney Allgood, the mother of Brecklynn Allgood, a local girl battling pleuropulmonary blastoma, a rare childhood cancer, talks with us about the Gainesville Goes Gold event, that will raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer research.

On the first edition of the ANW following the 15th anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks, we called on former Delta pilot, and current Hall County resident, Augie DeAugustinis to discuss his memories of that fateful day and the impact it had on the aviation industry in the days that followed.

Best selling author and host of History Channel's Lost History show, Brad Meltzer, joined the Afternoon News Wrap to explain how he and his team discovered the lost American flag that flew over Ground Zero on 9/11/2001.

This week on the ANW, we called on a former Atlanta Falcon, All-Pro linebacker Buddy Curry, to discuss whether the sport is safe for children, as well as his efforts in teaching youth football with an emphasis on proper techniques and prioritizing safe play.

This Saturday, a number of rescued dogs from the Hall County Animal Shelter will be brought to Chestatee Middle School, where they will be partnered with the high school track team to go for a run.

While antique shopping in Tennessee,12 Stone Church Pastor, Donna Whitten, purchased a lost family Bible dating back 150 years. She then located the original owner's family in California and with the help of the church community, hand delivered the lost family Bible in person.

This week, the Afternoon News Wrap called on Joel Libava, the author of the book "Become a Franchise Owner!: The Start-Up Guide to Lowering Risk, Making Money, and Owning What You Do," to discuss what it takes to become one of the very few applicants selected to run open and run a Chik-fil-A franchise.

The U.S. labor department released figures on Friday that revealed 255,000 jobs were created in July, massively out-performing expectations.

In light of Georgia's recent ranking as the state with 3rd-largest film/t.v. industry, the Afternoon News Wrap called on the Dep. Commissioner of Film, Music and Entertainment for the state, Lee Thomas, to discuss the rapid evolution of Georgia's film industry.

This week on the Afternoon News Wrap, WDUN's Alyson Shields sat down with a Gainesville woman who served in the U.S. Naval Reserves' Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) branch during World War II.