Lawrenceville Annexation Proposal Approved by City Council
The City of Lawrenceville is on the path to significant growth following the unanimous approval of an annexation proposal by the City Council on February 12. The plan aims to …
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Offset Honored With Key To Gwinnett County During Holiday Toy Drive
By ill Will | Photo: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images In November, Quavo, the Migos rapper, supported the Gwinnett community with a turkey giveaway for Thanksgiving despite laying to rest his nephew …
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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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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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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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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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Gwinnett County Former School for African-Americans Will Be A Themed Library
by Brian Hill for Fox 5 Atlanta | Reprint African-Americans who grew up in Gwinnett Count before schools were desegregated likely attended the Hooper-Renwick School. It was the only public …
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Sheriff-elect Keybo Taylor making history as first Black sheriff in Gwinnett County
Gwinnett County will have a new sheriff for the first time in more than two decades. Sheriff-elect Keybo Taylor received 57% of the county’s vote against Republican Luis “Lou” Solis …
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Gwinnett High School Investigating How Racist Photograph Got In Yearbook
A Gwinnett County principal said Wednesday that she is investigating how a racist photograph ended up in the 2020 yearbook that was distributed to students this week. The photograph shows …
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Gwinnett restaurant giving free food to those unemployed due to coronavirus
A Lawrenceville burger joint is giving free food this week to people who’ve lost their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic. Wayback Burgers will serve a free burger and fries …
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