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Gwinnett County buys land along Yellow River

Gwinnett County buys land along Yellow River

(Lawrenceville, Ga., June 17, 2014) – Commissioners agreed to buy 140.4 acres adjacent to the existing 566-acre Yellow River Park on Juhan Road from The Conservation Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting land for future generations.

SPD awarded grant from Governor’s Office of Highway Safety

SPD awarded grant from Governor’s Office of Highway Safety

SNELLVILLE – The city’s police department has another tool in the fight to keep local roads safe after it was awarded a grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.

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TGI Fridays® Restaurants Free Breakfast Club program

TGI Fridays® Restaurants Free Breakfast Club program
Jackmont Hospitality TGI Fridays® Restaurants Free Breakfast Club program is a Big Hit for Local Community Groups – More Than 300 Breakfasts Served

Atlanta, GA (June 17, 2014). Jackmont Hospitality, owner of several TGI Fridays ® in metro Atlanta, has made a significant impact in the community by providing more than 300 free breakfast meetings to local community groups since the program’s inception in 2009.

Professor David Barnes

GGC biology professor wins lifetime achievement award

Barnes receives highest honor from Society for In Vitro Biology 

David Barnes, a professor of biology at Georgia Gwinnett College, received the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB) at the 2014 World Forum on Biology, held recently in Savannah.

Georgia Observes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

In honor of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Sunday, June 15, the Department of Human Services Division of Aging Services encourages Georgians to learn about warning signs of elder abuse and help raise awareness about the abuse of older adults and people with disabilities.