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Memorial Day Data Bites: Atlanta poll highlights non-traditional trends in memorials

May 13, 2014

Memorial Day Data Bites: Atlanta poll highlights non-traditional trends in memorials

Atlanta, Ga. – On Memorial Day, it’s customary to bring flowers and an American flag to the cemetery – but what about grabbing the smartphone to post a picture on Facebook? Posting to social media in a non-traditional memorial setting is seen as acceptable by about one in three Atlanta residents under 35 years old, and older generations are not far behind, according to the Dignity Memorial® Network National Opinion Index (NOI) which tracks local and national sentiments on the topic.

Lilburn Farmers Market Opens June 6th

May 13, 2014

The Lilburn Farmers Market is very excited to begin our 5th season with our new sponsor – Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church. The market is moving to the Good Shepherd campus at1400 Killian Hill Rd, Lilburn 30047 and will be open every Friday night in June, July and August from 4 pm to 8 pm. The market is much more than a place to purchase farm fresh fruits/produce and locally made items.

OOTM members: Emma Steinhaus, Cameron Huggins, Grace Conway, Rubina Rafi, Zoe Canfield and Amelia Pattillo

Local Odyssey of the Mind Team moves onto World Competition

May 12, 2014

When Lilburn Woman’s Club Education Co-Chairmen Karen Snavely (far left) and Jeannie Schweck (far right) agreed to sponsor Trickum Middle School’s Odyssey of the Mind Team, they had no idea that these talented local Lilburn area girls would catapult themselves into the World Competition taking place in Iowa this summer.

DO Council members are pictured with Anatomical Coordinator Jeff Seiple including (L-R) Brent Giles, Tyler Mineo, Julia Fink, Michael Kingberg, Melissa Keslar, Seiple, Natasha Arora, William Grigg, and J Norris.

Memorial Service for Body Donors Planned at GA-PCOM

May 12, 2014

A memorial service will be held this Saturday, May 17 at 10 a.m. in the atrium of the Georgia Campus of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (GA-PCOM) in honor of the individuals who donated their bodies to medical science at GA-PCOM this year.

Arcado ES celebrates designation as Green Ribbon School

May 9, 2014

The Green Team, 4th grade environmental stewards at Gwinnett County’s Arcado Elementary, will host a special visit this week. The visit is due to the U.S. Department of Education recently naming Arcado Elementary as a 2014 National Green Ribbon School.

Woody's Nursery generously donated to make Duluth beautiful

Local merchant donates flowers to the City of Duluth

May 9, 2014

Local merchant donates flowers to the City of Duluth

Duluth, GA – A beautiful bed of flowers now line parts of Downtown Duluth all thanks to one local merchant who wants to help make his city beautiful.

Members of the Snellville Tourism & Trade Commerce Club with Sarah Lawley of South Gwinnett High School and Erica Mills of Brookwood who won $1,000 scholarships.

STAT awards annual scholarships

May 9, 2014

SNELLVILLE – Two students from South Gwinnett and Brookwood high schools each received a $1,000 scholarship for their academic achievements from Snellville Tourism & Trade Tuesday.

Veteran educator Marion Sebastian works with Riverside Elementary students.

Riverside ES’ Sebastian honored for dedication to gifted children

May 9, 2014

Riverside ES’ Sebastian honored for
dedication to gifted children

A veteran Gwinnett County educator, who received a number of accolades during her career with Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS), continues to be recognized even into retirement. Marion Sebastian, who is retired but still serves Riverside Elementary students part-time, was presented with the state’s most prestigious recognition for educators who work with gifted children.

AAA: summer travel off to a hot start

May 9, 2014

AAA: summer travel off to a hot start
81% of Georgians plan to travel in the next three months

The majority of Georgia residents (81%) plan to kick start the summer travel season by taking at least one leisure trip of 50 miles or more requiring overnight accommodations during the next three months. This reflects a 2 percentage point increase from 2013, according to a recent AAA Consumer Pulse™ survey on summer travel plans.