Friday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.

Signings

          A trio of Northside athletes signed on Friday, Dillion Franks and Tyler Wilson to Livingstone (Division II in N.C.) to play baseball, and Nicole Morales to LaGrange for softball.

Alumni Update

          Former FPD standout Maggie Moody is the scholar-athlete of the year at Piedmont College in Demorest.

          She had a perfect GPA, was co-captain of the Lions’ women’s tennis team, handled two on-campus jobs, and is the president of the campus accounting honors society. Moody was 7-1 in singles and 8-2 as part of three doubles teams.

          Piedmont was 11-2 when the season came to an end.

Around/About Georgia

A tribute to Pepper Rodgers

Former Bulldog a poster child for persistence

Baker, Dunbar still at large

Ex-QB joins Georgia State staff

Around the nation/world

Virginia HS League cancels all summer activity

Like everybody, ACC’s Swofford hopeful, with few answers

Safety plan a focal point for NASCAR

The NFL has plans

And opening facilities on Tuesday is part

MLB sets up a unique draft

From reporter to auctioneer, $75,000 gets raised

Early can be very wise, and early can be devastating

Clemson does well in the classroom, too

Texas artists will be in Rangers lot for drive-in concerts

Bat maker says loan resulted in return of furloughed workers

Jeremy Lin’s interesting Kobe memory