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Election season offers many chances for Gwinnett voters to cast ballots in English or Spanish

Lawrenceville – Election season has arrived and Gwinnett voters should make note of the many opportunities to cast their ballot. This is the first election year after the Census notified Gwinnett County they meet the threshold for compliance with Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act requiring both English and Spanish language voter registration and elections materials.

LA TEMPORADA DE ELECCIONES OFRECE MUCHAS OPCIONES PARA QUE LOS VOTANTES DE GWINNETT SUFRAGUEN EN INGLÉS O ESPAÑOL

Lawrenceville – La temporada de elecciones ha llegado y los votantes de Gwinnett deben tomar nota de las muchas oportunidades que existen para emitir su voto. Este es el primer año electoral después que el Censo notificara al Condado de Gwinnett que ya alcanzó el límite para cumplir con la Sección 203 de la Ley de los Derechos Electorales, la cual requiere que los materiales de inscripción de votante y de elecciones se ofrezcan en inglés y español.

Jannetta “J. J.” Faires Johnson

Jannetta “J. J.” Faires Johnson

Jannetta “J. J.” Faires Johnson, age 93, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, went home to be with her Lord & Savior on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, after developing pneumonia and having congestive heart failure.  She is survived by her two sons & daughters-in-law, Tom & Nancy Clack Johnson and Rick & Tommie Ann Wages Johnson all of Lawrenceville, GA; five grandchildren, Thomas & Taylor Johnson of Cumming, GA, David Alan Johnson and fiancée, Lauren Franklin of Atlanta, GA, Matthew Wages Johnson of Lawrenceville, GA, Kathryn Marie Johnson of Atlanta, GA, and Samuel Joseph Johnson of Sandy Springs, GA; two great grandsons, Parker and Peyton Johnson both of Cumming, GA; other relatives and a host of friends. 

Atlanta to host 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon

INDIANAPOLIS – Atlanta will host the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon for both men and women, USA Track & Field and the United States Olympic Committee announced Monday.

Hosted by Atlanta Track Club as the local organizing committee, the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon will be held Feb. 29, 2020, and will take place in conjunction with the Atlanta Marathon, which will be held the following day. The top three female and male finishers in the Olympic Trials who have met qualifying performance standards will be named to the U.S. Olympic Team that will compete at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. 

Invention Project Coming to Wesleyan School to Drive Student Innovation and Creativity

Entrepreneurial Camp Empowers Students to Build and Pitch Ideas Using Business Principles

PEACHTREE CORNERS — April 26, 2018 — Invention Project®, an educational program created by the National Inventors Hall of Fame® (NIHF), in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, is coming to the Wesleyan School the week of July 9.