Gwinnett COVID-19 Funding Investments
According to Gwinnett County government, more than $441 million of COVID-19 federal funding has been used to respond to the public health emergency and mitigate the economic impact it has …
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Over 80 Arrested in Large Gwinnett Street Racing Incident
Street racing has taken many lives over the past years, but recently it is really gotten out of control. According to the Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Gwinnett County police arrested …
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Gwinnett: One of the Country’s Fastest Changing Political Landscapes
By Sam Gringlas, WABE | NPR News Duluth, Georgia | In 2018, Democrat Marlene Fosque made history by becoming the first Black Gwinnett County Commissioner. Two years later, voters turned …
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Former Gwinnett County School for Blacks to Become Themed Library
By Brian Hill for FOX 5 Atlanta LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – African-Americans who grew up in Gwinnett Count before schools were desegregated likely attended the Hooper-Renwick School. It was the only public school for …
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Gwinnett County Hires D.C. Firm For New Transit Study
The county awarded a contract to Foursquare Integrated Transportation, Inc., to develop a new transit development plan. Written by Andrea V. Watson, Patch Staff The Gwinnett Board of Commissioners recently …
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Protecting White Supremacy: The Gwinnett Whitelash
The Republicans of Gwinnett County are attempting to change the political game in a now Democratic-run county commission. Here is a reprint of an article written by Greg Bluestein and Tyler Wilkins …
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Woman Who Claimed 8-Year-Old Daughter Was Missing Has Been Arrested
Gwinnett County Sheriff Department arrested Brittany Hall, 27 and her domestic partner after finding Hall’s 8-year-old daughter dead. Hall initially lied and reported her daughter missing. Read the full story below.
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Gwinnett County Acknowledges Lynching in 1911 Before Memorial
By By Arielle Kass, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution For the first time in living memory, Gwinnett County commissioners this week acknowledged the lynching of Charles Hale 110 years ago in Lawrenceville’s downtown …
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Gwinnett Distributing More Than $12M in COVID Relief to Nonprofits
By Arielle Kass, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Gwinnett County will distribute more than $12 million in coronavirus relief funding to nonprofits for help with housing and other pandemic needs. And federal money …
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Lawrenceville Couple to Open Downtown Coffee and Sweets Shop
Richard Garcia and Dominique Horton are opening Reyna’s Espresso and Sweets on West Crogan Street in downtown Lawrenceville. The new business will start serving coffee, espresso-based drinks, smoothies, tea and desserts before the …
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