Gwinnett Pulse

9/11 Tribute

A Remembrance of 9/11

The City of Duluth and The Dream Keepers present “A Remembrance of 9/11” with guest speakers Kathy Fincher and Rodney M. Cook Jr. Learn how this world tragedy reshaped a Georgia patriot forever.

Fudge Lady” Returns to Lilburn Daze

In 1976 a young woman with a very special talent-spotted an article in a Farmer’s Market brochure looking for vendors for an event called Lilburn Daze. It would be the third year of Lilburn Daze and hosted by the Lilburn Woman’s Club and the City of Lilburn and would be held in a K-Mart parking lot in Lilburn.

JapanFest Atlanta 2019

The theme: “Get Ready to Travel Japan- Olympics 2020!”

Experience Japan like never before at this year’s JapanFest Atlanta! Our 33rd JapanFest this year is all about “traveling” to Japan to enjoy the traditions, natural beauty, and pop culture of the nation that is hosting the 2020 Olympics!

Norcross to host famed Atlanta muralist Yehimi Cambron

Muralist Yehimi Cambron is coming to the Norcross Community Market on August 10!

On Saturday, August 10, the City of Norcross and Norcross Public Arts Commission (NPAC) will host famed Atlanta artist and muralist, Yehimi Cambron. Ms. Cambron will be doing “demonstration art” for both children and adults at the Norcross Community Market at Lillian Webb Park, which is a project of the Sustainable Norcross Commission every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the summer months.

Branch Manager Carisa Buffington, left, and Member Service Agent Karen Harmon at the Delta Community Branch in Buford.

Delta Community Names New Manager of its Buford Branch

Carisa Buffington is new to the Delta Community Credit Union retail branch in Buford, but she is not new to the role of manager, or to serving credit union members in Gwinnett County. Since joining Delta Community in 2012, she has worked at three different branch locations – all of them in Gwinnett.

Gwinnett Citizen News

Gwinnett Clerk of Courts Announce New Web Portal Launch

Richard T. Alexander Jr., Esq., Clerk of Courts in the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit, launched the clerk’s new web portal July 10, 2019. The new portal will take the place of the previous webpage and is compatible with the clerk’s new case management system, Odyssey, by Tyler Technologies Inc.

GDOT looking for input on future Scenic Highway widening project

The Georgia Department of Transportation is in the beginning stages of project development for the widening of Scenic Highway from Highway 78 to Sugarloaf Parkway and is looking for input on how the project will affect environmental, economic and social concerns in the area.
There is no immediate timeline for this project.

Gwinnett school receives prestigious honor for yearbook

Mill Creek High School produced one of the best yearbooks of the year according to the Printing Industries of America. The school received a 2019 Premier Print Award Certificate of Merit for outstanding achievement in the production of its 2019 Accipiter yearbook.