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Otis Redding III to headline 2016 Grayson Blues & Brews

The 7th Annual Craft Beer Festival to benefit the Grayson Children’s Fund

Grayson – Grayson Blues & Brews, awarded the Best Festival in Gwinnett for 2015, brings the taste of some of the region’s most innovative craft beers to Gwinnett and phenomenal music to Grayson Community Park each October. 

Team Photo, Bona Allen Shoemakers

Buford’s best kept secret

Lynn Bowman sits at a heavy wooden table, his glasses set low on his nose as he peruses a document that’s probably older than he is. He is surrounded by tomes, old and fragile. Across from where he sits is a floor-to-ceiling glass case, chock full of memorabilia, photos of people long dead, letters written ages ago.

Second Annual Duluth Festival of Trees

Second Annual Duluth Festival of Trees

Sponsored by Duluth Historical Society

Will be held at the Southeastern Railway Museum. It will be Open to the public from November 18th thru December 31st, 2016.

Christmas and the Holiday Season has never been so exciting in Duluth.

Howl on the Green

Howl on the Green 2016

Duluth’s award-winning Halloween event 

Duluth, GA – Howl on the green as creepy crawlers, aerialist, fire dancers and more take over Duluth Town Green on October 28th. Join us for Duluth’s spooktacular event that is sure to keep the crowd buzzing.   

Come to Suwanee October 22

Suwanee musicians can trade in old strings for new at upcoming event

Free Exchange Celebrates World’s First Instrument String Recycling Program

SUWANEE — Local musicians are invited to attend a free recycle and restring event at Town Center Music in Suwanee Saturday, October 22 at 12:00 p.m. Sponsored by D’Addario, musicians can bring any old instrument strings for recycling and get their electric or acoustic guitars restrung with D’Addario NYXL or Nickel Bronze Acoustic strings.

For retirement: start early, contribute often

For retirement: start early, contribute often

Planning for life after retirement can be an exciting thought, especially when you have big dreams in mind. However, nothing can dampen those retirement plans more than not having the funds to make your dreams come true.

The power of community

The power of community

Along with more than 124,000 accounts served, more than 6,900 miles of lines energized, and a 99.9% electric service reliability in 2015, Walton EMC (Electric Membership Corporation) provides a unique energy of service to the communities it’s been serving since 1936.