South Gwinnett High School celebrates fifty years of learning
 By Joan Sewell
For fifty years, South Gwinnett High School has occupied a prominent place in Snellville and in the lives of the students who attended there. How fitting it was to celebrate this anniversary. Recently, I had dinner with four former South Gwinnett graduates - Ginger Hearn Clower, Sherry Moon Williams, Pam Hollis Melton, and Donna Abrams Bowman. These ladies have been best friends for nearly forty years. More...
Alexander Park Start Approved
(Lawrenceville, Ga.) – The initial phase of development of a new park off Scenic Highway near Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville was approved by the Gwinnett Board of Commissioners today. The 91-acre Alexander Park will initially include a plaza area, horseshoe courts, picnic shelter, playground, open space play area, a disc golf course, outdoor classroom, small lake with a picnic shelter and fishing piers, a gazebo overlook, 1.5-mile multi-purpose trail and a one-mile soft surface trail loop along with other park amenities. More...
 On February 9, 2008, Sara Bazemore awarded the Mother of the Year award at the Dean Day Center by the Georgia Mothers Association. The Cancer Ministry nominated Bazemore. An active member of Cannon Church, she says, “I am so humbled and honored by this award!” More...
Behind the Badge:
Who’s the Victim Here?
Stan L. Hall
 Crime has been very much in the news as of late. But, if we believe everything that we see on television or hear on the news, crime is somewhat one dimensional. One story after another informs us of the frustrations of the State not being able to pay for all of the defendant’s legal fees. Other stories tell us of the apparent harshness in not letting a well known celebrity get out of jail so that he may attend a Thanksgiving celebration. More...
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Gwinnett County Parks & Recreation Aquatics Program Receives National Award
 Gwinnett County Parks & Recreation (GCPR) has garnered the Excellence in Aquatics award from the National Recreation and Park Association. This prestigious award recognizes GCPR’s state-of-the-art aquatic centers and leisure pools, along with programming that serves all ages – from infants to senior citizens and those with special needs, services provided, training, water safety, and staff involvement on a local, state, regional and national level. More...
Bartow Morgan Gives Major Gift to GGC Foundation
 (Lawrenceville, Ga.)— Chairman of the Georgia Gwinnett College Foundation Board of Trustees Glenn S. White announced the receipt of a major gift today. The unrestricted $100,000 gift was donated by Gwinnett banker and GGC Foundation Board of Trustee member Bartow Morgan on behalf of The Brand Banking Company. More...
Duluth MPO Liz Strickland Receives the 2008 Medal of Merit from the Gwinnett County Chamber
 Friday, March 28, 2008 – MPO Liz Strickland was awarded the Medal of Merit at the Gwinnet Chamber’s 2008 Valor Awards for her efforts in Duluth’s Operation Drive Smart Program. Operation Drive Smart was initiated by the Duluth Police Department in an effort to educate teen drivers about some of the common behaviors that result in numerous traffic fatalities each year. More...
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