- Savanna Dunwoody from Spearfish has once again earned her place among the nations best gymnasts qualifying for the 2025 USA Gymnastics Developmental National Championships The 18-year old high school senior secured her spot by finishing in the top seven recently at the Region 4 Championships in Minneapolis the Level 10 gymnast placed fifth in the all-around with a score of 37.40 after placing in the top 10 in all four individual events Dunwoody is one of five gymnasts that were all on the Region 4 team last year and placed second overall at nationals Region 4 is comprised of gymnasts from seven states including South Dakota who trains at the Spearfish Gymnastics Academy she bounced back and put on a strong performance at the regional competition and qualified for nationals for the fifth time in her career "It definitely makes me feel a lot less nervous," said Savanna Dunwoody "And especially with it being my senior year it just really kind of allows me to take it all in Don't really have to worry about a lot of things I just kind of already know what to expect and I can really just go out there and have fun with it." So to see her continue and push through going from a little kid to a big kid to the body changes and the mental changes The 2025 USA Gymnastics Developmental National Championships will take place May 9-11 at the America Expo Center in Salt Lake City Vietnam veterans as well as the 50th year anniversary of the fall of Saigon were commemorated April 29 by Dunwoody officials along with members of the Vietnamese American Community of Georgia and the Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association at the new Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Brook Run Park and soldiers of the Republic of Vietnam by offering incense in front of the Vietnam War Memorial and a moment of silence to remember those lost during the war “Each and every American and South Vietnamese warrior has a unique story,” said U.S senior defense official and defense attache to Vietnam we can show that they will always be remembered and forever be honored.” and was the last major event of the Vietnam War in which Saigon—the capital of the Republic of South Vietnam—was captured by North Vietnamese forces The city’s capturing signaled the unification of Vietnam “This is an extremely meaningful event for all of us,” stated Al Lipphardt commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S “When you look around and you want to look for a hero all you have to do is look at one of these men and women who served Vietnam They placed themselves between the weapons of our enemies and these shores They deserve every recognition that they can receive.” The event also formally recognized April 30 as Black April in the city of Dunwoody commemorating the fall of Saigon and honoring the sacrifices of the soldiers and allies of the Republic of Vietnam who served during the Vietnam War and website in this browser for the next time I comment Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInATLANTA (Atlanta News First) - A fight led to a man being hit by a car at a Dunwoody strip mall on Friday morning police were called to The Bird at 4719 Ashford Dunwoody Road and took him to Grady Memorial Hospital in critical condition the man and his girlfriend were sitting at the bar when another man approached the woman The two men started fighting and were kicked out by management witnesses told police a car intentionally hit the victim in the strip mall’s parking lot before speeding off Officers were initially told someone had been shot but said they didn’t find evidence of a shooting at the scene Police have not identified the victim or any suspects Check back with Atlanta News First as we learn more The Dunwoody Lady Wildcats golf team held off Woodstock for a two-stroke victory at the Area 3-5A Girls’ Golf Tournament in Canton on Monday The Dunwoody Lady Wildcats put four players in the Top 10 on the way to a two-stroke victory in the Area 3-5A Tournament championship in Canton on Monday Coming off their recent repeat at the DeKalb County Golf Championships the Lady Wildcats put together a team total of 269 (+59) to outlast the Woodstock Wolverines with a 271 (+61) for the title Decatur finished third at 291 (+81) on the day Senior Amelia Mutert led Dunwoody with an 85 (+15) total on the day to finish third overall out of 56 participants Fellow senior Cora Webster was three spots back in sixth with a 91 (+21) and freshman Elizabeth Hanlon was eighth finishing with a 93 (+23) to round out the team scoring for Dunwoody Senior Madeline Vicine tied for ninth with a round of 95 (+25) to give Dunwoody four players in the Top 10 Sophomore Sydney Borrmann came in 38th with a 121 (+51) to wrap up the Dunwoody contingent The Area title automatically qualifies Coach Doug Freidlander’s Dunwoody squad for the Class 5A Girls’ State Tournament on May 19-20 at Sea Island Retreat Golf Course on St The Chamblee Lady Bulldogs took eighth overall with a team score of 353 (+143) led by sophomore Patricia Naveda who finished in a tie for ninth with a 95 (+25) The other two scores counted for Chamblee were junior Grace Gaham with a 123 (+53) good for a tie for 41st and Avery D’Auria in 45th with a 135 (+65) Junior Annabelle Brunn finished 47th with a 136 (+66) Arabia Mountain sophomore Camille Fleming finished 32nd overall with her round of 115 (+45) Lakeside’s team was led by junior Melina Villeda with a 122 (+52) good for 40th and senior Mary Lily Bass with a round of 123 (+53) to tie for 41st Dunwoody junior Reece Thompson carded a four-over par 76 to finish in a three-way tie for ninth to lead Dunwoody to a state sectional qualifying fourth place finish at the Area 3-5A Championships Junior Reece Thompson led the way with a tie for ninth with a four-over par 76 as Dunwoody carded a 316 (+28) to easily slide into the last sectional qualifying spot out of the Area Creekview shot a five-under par 283 to win the title followed by Riverwood (307) and Woodstock (309) Junior Jack Allmett and freshman William Whitehurst gave the Wildcats three Top 15 finishers out of 73 participants as they tied for 15th with a pair of 78’s (+6) Senior Jake Kelemen put up the fourth team score for the Wildcats with an 84 (+12) good for 33rd overall Sophomore Christopher Hazen (85) and senior Bennett Etheridge (88) rounded out the scoring for Dunwoody Lakeside tied for 10th in the team standings alongside Decatur with team score of 350 (+62) led by senior Andy Moelich with an 82 (+10) to finish 26th overall Junior Hudson Cobb (88) tied for third and junior Noah Lanford (89) was tied for 47th Senior Ben Phillips put up a 91 (+19) to finish 57th and complete the scoring for the Vikings Junior Sterling Krick put up a 92 (+20) to take 62nd and senior Kyle Davis rounded out the team with a 104 (+32) The Chamblee Bulldogs completed the team scoring for DeKalb teams taking 12th overall with team total of 367 (+79) Freshman Benjain Neubauer led the way with a 90 (+18) to finish in a three-way tie for 52nd Other scores for Chamblee included sophomore Cameron The (91) freshman Austin Rutherford (96) and senior Benjamin Council (99) Junior Nigel Youmans was the lone participant for Arabia Mountain and scored an 80 (+8) to finish 23rd See link below for Area 3-5A Golf Tournament Results: 2025 DCSD AREA GOLF RESULTS More: Local chatter: Pacifica High graduate Nohl Williams headlines local NFL Draft class 2025 at 10:13 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Dunwoody Police are investigating a hit-and-run Friday at an Ashford Dunwoody Road pub GA — A fight at a Dunwoody sports pub resulted in a hit-and-run that critically injured a man early Friday morning to the 4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road where police said two men got into an argument after one of them touched the other's girlfriend to get her attention The couple was sitting at the bar at the time and management asked them to leave the pub police said the man was hit by a car that then left the scene Police said witnesses told them the car intentionally drove toward the man Though officers were initially told someone had been shot police said they have not found evidence of a shooting was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital with serious injuries Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. 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