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Volunteers needed for MLK Day event

Volunteers needed for MLK Day event

SNELLVILLE – Mayor Tom Witts asked residents to volunteer in an effort to make the Jan. 18 Martin Luther King Jr. Day event a success Monday.

Atlanta Scouts raise record amount at 2016 Golden Eagle Luncheon

Atlanta Scouts raise record amount at 2016 Golden Eagle Luncheon
Local Community and Business Leaders Come Together to Support Local Scouting 

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Area Council, Boy Scouts of America raised $1.6 million at the Annual Golden Eagle Luncheon on December 16th, 2015 at the Cobb Galleria Centre.

Award-winning Art Exhibit to Visit Norcross

Award-winning Art Exhibit to Visit Norcross

Norcross – Forty-six award-winning pieces of art from disabled artists across Georgia, including one from Duluth and one from Lawrenceville, will be on display Dec. 11-Jan. 3 at the Georgia Artists with Disabilities Inc.’s 31st annual statewide tour and exhibit at The Rectory, 17 College St. in Norcross. 

Elf on the Shelf sprinkles local magic

There can be no doubt at all as to the existence of elfin magic. Christmas magic exists wherever excited children perceive an invisible connection to the grand elf himself.

From left to right: Anne Lockhart, Librarian Randi Minor, Second Vice Regent Ann Story and Past Regent Peggy Freeman

Christmas Tree for Veteran’s Clinic

On December 9, 2015, Philadelphia Winn Chapter Daughters and HODARs (Husbands of DAR), Peggy and Jim Freeman, Anne and Frank Lockhart, Randi Minor, and Ann Story donated and decorated the Christmas Tree for the VA Clinic, Riverside Drive, Lawrenceville.