McDONOUGH — Henry County’s Ananya Augustine is the state’s top speller.

Augustine, 14, from Eagle’s Landing Middle School, won the 61st Georgia Association of Educators State Spelling Bee Championship on March 18. The bee came down to a spell-off with Nimal Murugan, 12, from Forsyth County.

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