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Stop the Drop… video competition

Stop the Drop… video competition
By Beth Volpert-Johansen

Stop the Drop is an initiative created by Georgia Public Broadcasting that is dedicated to preventing high school dropouts. Currently, Georgia’s graduation rate is less than 70 percent, well below the national average.

Gwinnett County’s Family Practice Physician of the Year!

Gwinnett County’s Family Practice Physician of the Year!

Long time Gwinnett physician Dr. Benjamin Abraham was named 2014 Family Practice Physician of the Year by the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce at their recent Healthcare Excellence Awards Banquet.

LONA Gallery hosts Portrait Society

LONA Gallery hosts Portrait Society 

LAWRENCEVILLE – The LONA Gallery is proud to host the 2015 Winter Exhibition of the Portrait Society of Atlanta. Juror for the exhibition is Michael Shane Neal, who is among the most sought after commissioned portrait artists in America today. The exhibition will run from December 31st through January 29, 2015.

Gwinnett County Constitutional Officers Announce Statewide Scholarship Opportunity

Gwinnett County Constitutional Officers Announce Statewide Scholarship Opportunity

Scholarships available for Georgia high school seniors and college undergraduates

(Lawrenceville, Ga.) – The Constitutional Officers of Gwinnett County, Sheriff Butch Conway, Clerk of Courts Richard Alexander, Probate Judge Christopher Ballar and Tax Commissioner Richard Steele, in partnership with the Constitutional Officers Association of Georgia, are pleased to announce a scholarship contest for Georgia high school seniors and current college undergraduates.

Happy Holidays: The Holiday Party Intruder

Happy Holidays: The Holiday Party Intruder

Are you looking forward to the holidays? As this new holiday season rolls around, families and friends are gathering to celebrate, fuss over new babies, eat turkey and dressing, and exchange gifts. It is a time of joy and generosity. But what if you and your guests are in your home and unbeknownst to you, you have a thief in your house?

Vibrant slate of art scheduled for January

Vibrant slate of art scheduled for January

SNELLVILLE – The walls of the City Hall Art Gallery will feature the works of Marcella Hayes Muhammad and Leroy Banks beginning Jan. 8.

Muhammad focuses on African-American themes through the styles of abstract and realism.