Local News

Tax Assessors Board Mails Annual Assessment Notices

Lawrenceville – Gwinnett County property owners will soon get the official assessment of their property’s value. Chief Appraiser Steve Pruitt said the Board of Assessors mailed approximately 260,000 annual notices of current assessment to residential and commercial real property owners on Friday, April 4, 2014.

Grayson Mayor Allison Wilkerson and Erika Ross of Make a Wish Georgia

“Unique” Grayson Day has added meaning

The Grayson Day Festival held every April has always been special, but this year’s event has taken on added meaning.

On Saturday, April 26, the city will partner with the Make-A-Wish Georgia (MAW) chapter to grant wishes from four local children who are battling life-threatening diseases. 

Lawrenceville Mayor Judy Jordan Johnson (aka ‘GI Judy’) with troops run head first to help provide shelter for families in Gwinnett

Racing For Promise

Racing For Promise
Family Promise of Gwinnett County, Inc. 

Family Promise Gwinnett is a local non-profit organization dedicated to ending homelessness in our county – one family at a time.

Working together to make a difference to a child in need.

F.U.T.U.R.E. after school program at South Gwinnett

F.U.T.U.R.E. after school program at South Gwinnett

By Beth Volpert

Snellville is really a great place to live and learn. South Gwinnett has historically been the kind of school that offers everything it can to students and the community.

Local dentists join SUMC on mission to Nicaragua

Local dentists join SUMC on mission to Nicaragua

Mission work can take many forms. Some trips focus on children, others on women, medical needs or housing. The list of needs in areas that differ from our own is potentially infinite. For the 20 members of the Snellville United Methodist Church’s recent trip to the remote mountains of Nicaragua, becoming a dental assistant occurred in short order.

(L) Mitch Hogan, South Gwinnett High School golf team (M) Grayson Britt, George Walton Academy’s golf team (R) Drew Hutchinson, Brookwood High School's golf team captain is ready for the links.

Leading the way to the green

Community involvement is crucial to every sport. The adage, see a need, fill a need, comes into play often when community leaders have a few moments of precious free time. For Don Britt of Summit Chase Country Club and Tim Gaines, Park Administrator at SGAA, the needs they see are nearly endless, but they work hard to provide avenues to fill those gaps.

Ballerinas (L-R) Sasha West, Amelia Snyder, Avery Ward, and Mary Ann Castellano.

Dancing through the summer at Gwinnett Ballet Theatre

Lawrenceville, GA (April 7, 2014) Summer time means freedom for most kids. No school! But for those who love to dance, being free from their ballet studios all summer is not an option. Summer dance programs are enjoyable as well as essential for staying in dancing form, and Gwinnett Ballet Theatre has a whole calendar of summertime fun for ages 4 and up.

Jack and Dorothy Dillard celebrate 70th Wedding Anniversary

Snellville’s Dillard’s celebrate 70th Anniversary

Snellville’s Dillard’s celebrate 70th Anniversary
By Beth Volpert

Snellville (April 2014) – While everybody is somebody in Snellville, some folks have been one of those somebody’s longer than others. That would be the case for Jack and Dorothy Dillard who have been Snellville residents since 1949.

Georgia Cup – Duluth twilight criterium to debut in 2014

New bike race for 2014 that will pit the top professional and amateur riders against each other for a $15,000 prize purse. The inaugural Georgia Cup-Duluth Criterium will debut on August 2nd, 2014 in the streets of Downtown Duluth.