Afternoon News Wrap

On the heels of being gifted with free meals for the entire sheriff's office staff, Hall County deputies got together over the weekend to throw a birthday party for a local 5-year-old boy whose family had recently fallen on hard times.

With all of the hustle and bustle surrounding the first week of school, Animal Medical Care of Gainesville Veterinarian, Dr. Denise Funk, told WDUN's Afternoon News Wrap that it is important to make sure pets are ready for the routine changes.

Dep. Stephen Wilbanks with the Hall Co. Sheriff's Office joined the Afternoon News Wrap this week, sharing news about a luncheon and dinner that was provided for the sheriff's office by an anonymous donor who was looking to do a good deed for local law enforcement.

Gainesville resident and Bernie Sanders delegate representing Georgia's 9th District, Melissa Clink, joined the Afternoon News Wrap from Philadelphia following the Democratic National Coverage.

Jay Sanders, Director of Georgia's Reentry Services Unit and Victoria Brookshire, the Coordinating Chief for the Northeastern Judicial Circuit in Georgia, joined the Afternoon News Wrap to look at what businesses need to know about hiring recently released prisoners.

With the November presidential elections just around the corner, the Afternoon News Wrap called on the University of North Georgia's Carl Cavalli, a professor of political science at the school's Dahlonega campus, to discuss the potential role that millennial voters will play in deciding the future of the country.

A recently-released study shows that only 26% of the country's millennials are currently marriage, a stark contrast to the 48% of baby boomers who were married at the same point in their lives.

North Georgia financial author, Danny Kofke, looks at the rising costs of a wedding (now at a US average of over $26,000) and how to cut down on costs.

On the 47th anniversary of Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon, Georgia resident John Wolfram joined the Afternoon News Wrap to look back at his part in the historic mission to the moon.

After Johns Creek authorities warned parents of the recent seizure of 20 pounds of THC-laced candy, the Afternoon News Wrap called on the help of the Georgia Poison Control Center's managing director to discuss the potentially-harmful issue.