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!
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.
How healthy is your home?
Radon is the silent killer
Gwinnett is in the highest potential zone for household radon levels…
Written by: Morgan L. Barnett, UGA Radon Educator for UGA Extension Nutrition and Health Newsletter – September 2013; adapted by Kathryn Holland December 2014
Did you know your home could be filled with an invisible radioactive gas called Radon? Radon is a naturally occurring gas that comes from the decay of uranium found in most rocks and soil.
Many young people attended Gwinnett Ballet Theatre’s production of “The Nutcracker” this past holiday season. How many of these children would love to be on that stage next year as a part of this exciting and well-loved ballet?
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
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
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?
Resolve to give blood in January for National Blood Donor Month
The American Red Cross asks eligible blood donors to make a resolution to give blood regularly in 2015, beginning with National Blood Donor Month in 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.
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