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Lawrenceville PD wants you

The Lawrenceville Police Department is now offering a Citizens Police Academy (CPA) to the citizens of Lawrenceville and Gwinnett County. The CPA is designed to educate citizens about their police department and how officers enforce local and state laws.

Lacy Leathers

Coming to an end

I cannot believe that this will be my last monthly column for the Gwinnett Citizen! I have thoroughly enjoyed writing and reporting various stories throughout this past year. I have met and had the pleasure of working with so many awesome people in our local area.

What You Can Learn From a 12 Year Old Beauty Queen

My niece, Gracie, is an unstoppable force of a human being.  She has an amazing love for her family, a true dedication to her friends, a freakishly intelligent brain (we are still wondering how that happened), a natural outer beauty that needs no makeup, a faith in Jesus that is rock solid, and a confidence that is mind blowing. She is also taking on the beauty pageant scene with a passion that is teaching her that beauty isn’t just skin deep, but truly the heart of the person.

Mrs. Evagoras’s 4th grade class

Arbor Day at Holt Elementary

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Mrs. Evagoras’s 4th grade students at M.W. Holt Elementary School commemorated Arbor Day, 2013, with planting a pink dogwood tree.  At the same time, the tree was planted in memory of staff members who have lost their lives to cancer.

Brookwood HS goes to Nationals

(2013) Congratulations to our 1st and 2nd Place High School Science Olympiad teams who are advancing to the National Science Olympiad Competition May 17-18 at Wright State University in Dayton Ohio!

Still Lake Nursery Lawrenceville GA

Still Lake Nursery a perennial best

Blooms are bursting forth with color all over Still Lake Nursery this season. Blossoms on everything from roses to vegetables in all sorts of vibrant colors captivate the eye and have turned Still Lake into a destination as well as a resource.

South Gwinnett High School Alumni, Buck Lanford and Aimee Copeland were Grand Marshals of Gwinnett County’s Middle School Special Olympics hosted by South Gwinnett High School. Buck Lanford is a co-anchor on Fox 5’s ‘Good Day Atlanta.’

Amazing and Blessed

An interview with Aimee Copeland. One year ago, a father put a request for prayers for his daughter on Facebook. That simple request, made during a time of unimaginable stress, took off and brought prayers, blessings and concerns from all around the globe in a matter of hours.

The authors of Atlanta's Real Women celebrate the "unveiling" of their book at Chateau Elan.

Real Women of Atlanta

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Most great lessons begin with a question. It was a question that began a conversation that led to an idea which then became a book. That question was, “Have you seen the reality TV show about Atlanta housewives?”