Gwinnett Cities Support County-Wide Tax Relief
LAWRENCEVILLE – The current election season has seen the candidates for Gwinnett County Chairman pitching an alphabet soup of new sales taxes, namely LOST and HOST. The elected leaders of Gwinnett’s cities support tax relief for all county property owners, businesses included, not just residential property owners. More...
Gwinnett Glows Promises
Fireworks and Fun on the Fourth
 (Lawrenceville, Ga., June 24, 2008) – Gwinnett County’s annual Fourth of July celebration will take place throughout downtown Lawrenceville again this year. All activities will get underway at 5 p.m. Radio station 95.5 The Beat will broadcast live from Historic Courthouse Square. More...
Beauty P. Baldwin Scholarships Recipients to be Honored
 Lawrenceville, GA – Ten Gwinnett County High School students have been selected to receive the Beauty P. Baldwin Scholarship from the Upsilon Alpha Omega Graduate Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, the first African American Greek-letter sorority in Gwinnett County. More...
Lavender: an Asian fusion jewel
 Dining With Sweet T.
By Terry and Lynne Mays
LAWRENCEVILE - Lavender has the most consistently delicious Asian cuisine in the area. There…we’ve said it. There is no doubt that Scenic Highway is fairly exploding with new stores and restaurants. So a sweet dining spot, perched in the middle of a tiny strip center, just out of the way of the hustle of The Avenue might just go unnoticed. More...
New Duncan Creek Park Grand Opening!
 Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation invites you to attend the grand opening of Duncan Creek Park! Starting at 10 a.m. with the ribbon-cutting ceremony, an entire day of festivities is planned afterward. Rock climbing, BMX and skating demonstrations, and fun kids activities are all part of the fun! More...
Local Foursome Among Favorites at Barbershop Competition
 A quartet of members from the local Stone Mountain Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society is considered to be among the top contenders in the world at the upcoming 2008 International Barbershop Convention in Nashville, TN, in early July. State Line Grocery, formed in July 2003, captured the Dixie District Quartet Championship on their first attempt in October that same year. More...
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It’s Not Always Fun in the Sun: Get Ready for Summer Threats
Ready Georgia wants residents to prepare for warm weather emergencies
Summer in Georgia is certainly here. Temperatures are high, kids are out of school and many are planning to enjoy some well-deserved vacation time. But it isn’t always fun in the sun. According to the Georgia Emergency Management Agency’s Ready Georgia campaign, Georgia’s warmer months also bring hazards that can be avoided if citizens are well-prepared. More...
Mall of Georgia’s Fabulous Fourth Lights Up Gwinnett
Add a few sparks to your Independence Day bash this year! Put on your red, white and blue and celebrate July 4th at the eighth annual Mall of Georgia’s Fabulous Fourth event. Once again, Mall of Georgia will light up Gwinnett with a full schedule of Fourth of July festivities. More...
 By Jayne Handlin
Have you heard the phrase “nice guys finish last”? Well, there is an exception to every rule and Brandon Coutu is a shining example of that exception. Brandon is a local, home-grown young man who played football for Collins Hill High School, then for the University of Georgia and now has been drafted by the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round as the 235th overall pick. Brandon is the son of Ron and Carol Coutu of Lawrenceville. More...
A Slice of Life:
Bored Game
 It was a slow day at the Hampton household in Lawrenceville. Swayze, a male English Bulldog, was taking a nap, snoring as usual. Fifteen year old Taylor was awake, but just as dormant. So she went to her mom and complained that she was “bored.” At her mother’s suggestion, Taylor did an internet search for family activities, a smart move on her part. Playing board games was one of the ideas that popped up. More...
U.S. Olympic Weightlifting Team to be Chosen
 Atlanta, GA – USA Weightlifting today announced that the 2008 Olympic Weightlifting Trials will be held Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17 at the Ferst Center for the Arts, 349 Ferst Drive Northwest, on the Georgia Tech campus. From this competition, male and female team members will qualify for the U.S. Olympic Weightlifting team that will compete in the Beijing Olympics Games in August. To qualify for the trial, weightlifters must be ranked in the overall top 30 men or women in the country. More...
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