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Hunter Education course options for dove hunters

Before dove season arrives, do you need to complete your hunter education course? If so, hunters have two options – they can take the course completely online or take part in a classroom course, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division.

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Dove season opens Saturday, September 7

The anticipation is building, where will you be on opening day? Georgia’s dove hunting season opens Sat. Sept. 7, 2019, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD).

Members of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 465 receiving a proclamation from Mayor Barbara Bender at the City of Snellville on August 12, 2019. L-R: Robert Nelson, Adjutant; James Gordon, Department Adjutant; Don Bullard, Trustee; Lou Zayas, Commander, and Mayor Barbara Bender. Photo by Brian Arrington.--Please include this in caption since he is the public Information officer in Snellville.

Military Order of the Purple Heart is on the offense in Gwinnett

Cities across Gwinnett and the greater Atlanta area are proclaiming themselves “Purple Heart Cities” to show solidarity for those wounded while serving in the US Armed Forces. Among those in the city of Snellville, where Mayor Barbara Bender issued a proclamation to designate the city and its roadways.

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Gwinnett Medical Center Hosts Joint Pain Discussion

On August 22, Gwinnett Medical Center hosted a breakfast discussion about overcoming joint pain led by board-certified orthopedic surgeons Dr. Mary Jo Albert, Dr. Rashmi Kulkarni, and Dr. Robert Wood.

Todd Olsen Returns to Lilburn Daze

In the early ’90s a Christian pop-rock band was formed known as The Waiting, founded by local brothers Brad and Todd Olsen. Todd, who grew up in and lives in Lilburn, made arrangements for one of the band’s first gigs to be at Lilburn Daze, the annual Arts and Crafts Festival held in Lilburn City Park.