Gwinnett County Public Schools is one of five systems nationwide selected to compete as a finalist for the prestigious Broad Prize top award for urban school systems. As a finalist, Gwinnett is guaranteed to receive $250,000 in scholarship funds for 2010 graduates and is competing to receive
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Peachtree Road Race Design Running Out of Time
Have you ever wanted to have a piece of your artwork viewed by over 55,000 people in one day and kept in homes for years to come? Well, now is your chance to earn local and national fame. The Atlanta Journal Constitution Peachtree Road Race design contest is under way and the deadline for submission [...]
More Positive Economic News! Pending Homes Sales Increase Again.
Pending home sales post increase of 6.3% I noticed this article in today’s USA Today online edition. Of course it was buried in the bottom of the edition. Why would the media continue to downplay positive signs of potential economic recovery when they can sell more using all the bad news. Hmmm…. Pending U.S. home [...]
Georgia Force(d) to cancel AFL season in 2009
The Georgia Force of the Arena Football League has been informed by the Arena Football League (AFL) that the 2009 season has been suspended. It has been rumored for weeks that the season was in jeopardy but last week the AFL Board of Directors issued the following statement. “Every owner in the AFL is strongly [...]
Gwinnett Gas Shortage Hits Home
Anyone that lives in Gwinnett County has seen, heard or has had to deal with the recent gas shortage we have experienced over the past four weeks and I am tired of it. Since this all started I have reassured my wife that there will be gas and that there is no need to fill [...]
Patricia Hermes / Author and Mom Coming to Town
I am looking forward to having my mom and oldest brother visit Gwinnett County and Hamilton Mill this weekend. My mother, Patricia Hermes, has written over 50 childrens books over the past 25+ years and has been invited to have a book signing at the Mall of Georgia Borders bookstore this Saturday at 2pm. Come [...]
Scenes From Gwinnett County Communities
Here are a few fun photos from the many diverse communities of Gwinnett county showing the county’s wonderful mixture of history, natural beauty, modern growth, entertainment and fun. [youtube]wVClGPFPJqs[/youtube]
Historical and Modern-day Facts About Gwinnett County
Gwinnett county was officially established by the state legislature in 1818 and named for Button Gwinnett, one of Georgia’s two signers of the Declaration of Independence. The county covers 437 square miles of land about 30 miles north of Atlanta with the county seat in Lawrenceville, GA. The population is approximately one-million and growing. Gwinnett [...]
New Gwinnett Imaging Center at Hamilton Mill
This is news from HamiltonMillDwellings.com Gwinnett Medical Center is opening a new imaging center right here at Hamilton Mill. Now you can get an MRI, Ultrasound and more — right around the corner with little or no waiting time! It’s called GMC Imaging Center at Hamilton Mill and they are located right in the same [...]
Wouldn't it be great to save a life?
Representatives of the Heart Screens for Teens will be at Brookwood High School in Snellville on Saturday, September 27th. For only $58, you can get an echocardiogram for your teenager. A test of this type usually costs around $900 to $1500 but this group is bringing it to Gwinnett teens for a reduced price. An [...]