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Peach State Gets Set to Harvest its First Georgia Urban Ag & Outdoor Expo

Peach State Gets Set to Harvest its First Georgia Urban Ag & Outdoor Expo

Weekend Long, Family-Focused Event Scheduled for May 20-21 at Gwinnett County Fairgrounds in Lawrenceville

Lawrenceville Earmarked as “Georgia’s Expo for Urban Home and Community Gardening, Farming, Conservation and Recreation,” the first ever Georgia Urban Ag & Outdoor Expo is coming to the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds on Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21.

(Left) Todd Wahl, Founder and President of the Drone Racing Club (DRC), and Chris Thomas, Founder of Multi GP-FPV Drone Racing League, doing an interview at the Atlanta Maker Faire 2015 Drone Racing Challenge.

Drone Racing is both fun and competitive

Peachtree Corners – Todd Wahl is passionate about a few things. First of course, is his young family. Todd and his wife have four children, and family activities from dinner to neighborhood walks, are a priority.

1,000 reasons to smile

1,000 reasons to smile

By Katie Hart Smith
Staff Correspondent

The Amanda Riley Foundation is giving pediatric patients who are battling cancer and their families 1,000 reasons to smile.

GGC pours $416 million into local economy

GGC pours $416 million into local economy

Georgia Gwinnett College contributed more than $416 million to its local economy during fiscal year 2015, according to an annual study of the University System of Georgia’s (USG) economic impact on the state.

GCPS Class of 2016

GCPS Class of 2016 and graduatation schedule
More than 11,600 students to receive a GCPS diploma

By Bernard Watson

After 13 years of hard work during their K-12 academic careers, more than 11,600 seniors are preparing to walk across the stage to receive their high school diploma from Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS).

Compete, meet and have fun playing cornhole

Compete, meet and have fun playing cornhole
By John L. Byrwa
Staff Correspondent

Gwinnett– Does Joel Wyse hope to make a fortune running Peach State Cornhole? Not really, as he has other plans to make that happen.