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Do you want to learn more about the City of Duluth?

Do you want to learn more about the City of Duluth?

Then L.E.A.D. Duluth is Accepting Applications for the 7th Annual L.E.A.D. (Learn, Engage, Advance Duluth) Academy

Duluth, Georgia – The seventh installment of the L.E.A.D. (Learn, Engage, Advance Duluth) Academy is set to begin on February 5, 2015 and will consist of six (6) Thursday evening sessions held from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

Leadership class ‘gifts’ community project

Leadership class ‘gifts’ community project

SNELLVILLE – The inaugural class of Leadership Snellville volunteered its time and efforts to help create the Christmas Gift Boxes which were part of the 33rd annual Christmas Tree Lighting event last week.

Golden Key awarded

Golden Key awarded

As part of the top 15% of her class, Angelica Marie Pennington of Snellville, Ga, has become a Member of the Kennesaw State University Chapter of the Golden Key International Honor Society. 

City of Grayson names new director

City of Grayson names new director

GRAYSON, GA – Gail Lane has joined the city as its Community Development Director. She will begin in this new position on January 1, 2015.

GCPS holds Career Connections

GCPS holds Career Connections
By Helen Quinlan

As children poured into the great room of the Gwinnett Civic Center, 165 companies, colleges, as well as 17 Georgia Departments of Education career clusters were at the ready to talk with the kids about what their kind of business could mean to them in their future.

Happy 102nd Birthday Ivy Morgan

Happy 102nd Birthday Ivy Morgan

On December 12, Ivy Morgan, Grayson area resident, celebrates her 102nd birthday with friends and family at a big dinner party, complete with birthday cake and music, hosted by Loganville Legacy Lions Club.  Ivy grew up in London with father Charles, a taxi driver, mother Ada, a waitress, and younger brother Leslie. 

Trader J's Auction - Christmas is here!

Trader J’s Auction: A place full of Christmas Spirit

Trader J’s Auction is more than just an auction house, it’s a family of caring and generous people who support local charities throughout the year and especially at Christmas time.  This year the auction will be open again to homeless and needy families from Lawrenceville and Jenkins Elementary schools and the Villa Lodge in Lawrenceville for Christmas shopping. 

Give one last gift this holiday season with a blood donation

Give one last gift this holiday season with a blood donation

The American Red Cross encourages eligible blood donors to give one last gift this holiday season and discover the true meaning of giving by donating blood. 

Busy holiday schedules and seasonal illnesses, like the flu, can often mean fewer donors giving blood. But for patients with cancer or other illnesses or injuries requiring blood transfusions, the need for blood is constant and doesn’t get a holiday break. The gift of a blood donation only takes about an hour and can give patients a chance to celebrate more holidays to come.