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More than 500 GCPS retirees set to seek new horizons (2)

As the last bell rings for the 2016–17 school year, 562 veteran educators and support staff members will mark their retirement from Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS). In total, our 2016–17 retirees have contributed a collective 13,518 years of their lives to education, and a total of 10,701 years to Gwinnett schoolchildren.

Hampton Inn coming to Snellville

Hampton Inn coming to Snellville

A five-story, 102-room Hampton Inn & Suites will be built in the city following a unanimous vote by the Mayor and Council recently.

From left to right:  John Goodwin, First Vice President, Button Gwinnett Chapter SAR; Ann Story, First Vice Regent, Philadelphia Winn Chapter DAR; and Kitty Watters, Regent, Philadelphia Winn Chapter DAR.

The Button Gwinnett Chapter SAR Knows the Best Kept Secrets of the DAR

It’s no secret that the Button Gwinnett Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) and the Philadelphia Winn Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) regularly collaborate.  Their mutual goals of preserving American history and promoting education have strengthened their bonds of friendship and cooperation.

32nd Class of Leadership Gwinnett invested in Gwinnett's future

32nd Class of Leadership Gwinnett invested in Gwinnett’s future

DULUTH, GA – Forty community leaders graduated from the prestigious Leadership Gwinnett program in May. This group not only completed the nine-month program requirement, they also coordinated a campaign to donate nearly $10,000 to the Leadership Gwinnett Scholarship Fund.