Gwinnett Pulse

Brookwood High Spanish teacher Mary Meyer helps her students set up as they get ready to take the National Spanish Language Exam in a Brookwood High computer lab.

Brookwood High’s Meyer named Spanish Teacher of the Year

Brookwood High’s Meyer named Spanish Teacher of the Year
By Staff Reports

A veteran educator who has taught foreign languages for more than fourdecades was recently honored by her colleagues from the Georgia Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP-GA).

Commissioners hear Park Splost Funding Proposal

Commissioners hear Park Splost Funding Proposal

(Lawrenceville, Ga., March 19, 2014) – The Gwinnett County Recreation Authority presented their proposed capital program to county commissioners on Tuesday for parks projects to be funded by the new three-year SPLOST program that goes into effect on April 1.

The Stone Mountain Chorus directed by Dylan Oxford

“Something in the Air” barbershop concert slated for April 26

Stone Mountain, Ga (March 19, 2014) – The Stone Mountain Barbershop Chorus will present its 2013 Spring Concert, “Something in the Air” for a single performance only on Saturday, April 26, at 3:00 PM in the sanctuary of Mountain Park United Methodist Church.

Sidewalk coming to Harbins Road

(Lawrenceville, Ga., March 18, 2014) – The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners awarded a construction contract today for pedestrian improvements along Harbins Road between Lilburn and Norcross.

Ya Don’t Say

Ya Don’t Say
By Julia B Casper

Do you need a gift idea (Mother’s Day, Thank You, Birthday etc…)?

“Ya Don’t Say” is a recently published fifty-page collection of Southern expressions. Read and enjoy reflecting on some familiar old-time sayings, as well as, new ones for your acquaintance.

Tennessee Aquarium Spring Break adventures – Be a keeper kid!

Tennessee Aquarium Spring Break adventures – Be a keeper kid!

Spring break turns into a wild adventure at the Tennessee Aquarium when kids get a chance to get closer to some of the Aquarium’s most amazing animals and discover what it’s like to care for them.

Gwinnett Historical Society meeting

Gwinnett Historical Society meeting

The regular monthly meeting of the Gwinnett Historical Society will take place on March 17th at 7:30pm upstairs in the Old Courthouse on the square in Lawrenceville.

The Lawrenceville Cooperative Ministry serves people in need in the Lawrenceville and Dacula areas. "Donations are down, while at the same time, we're seeing a rise in homelessness," says director Linda Freund. "This donation will help people in need with things like prescription medicine, water bills and places to stay for homeless families." Check out their website at lawrencevilleco-op.org. Shown in the ministry's food pantry are, from left, Walton Electric Trust Board Member Nancy Abbott Freund, Trust Board Member Anna Shackelford and ministry volunteer Dirck Dillehay.

Walton EMC donates to Lawrenceville Co-op

Walton EMC donates to Lawrenceville Co-op
By Staff Reports

MONROE, Ga. (Feb. 21, 2014) – The latest grants from Walton Electric Membership Corporation’s (EMC) Operation Round Up are being put to good use all over the cooperative’s 10-county Northeast Georgia service area. To be exact, $104,187.17 went to 13 worthy organizations and 13 needy families in the latest round of disbursements.