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Knight Elementary student with dictionary.

Lilburn Woman’s Club Delivers 1400 Dictionaries to Lilburn Third Graders

The GFWC Lilburn Woman’s Club (LWC) Education Committee challenged themselves and the community to meet the goal of providing every third grader attending a Lilburn public elementary school with an age-appropriate dictionary. Why third grade? Professional educators have determined that third grade is when children begin transitioning from ‘learning to read’ to ‘reading to learn.’

Gwinnett County Tag & Title Services Interrupted May 21-29

A new state motor vehicle system and the Memorial Day holiday will affect services.

Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner Richard Steele is alerting Gwinnett County residents that tag and title services will be interrupted in various ways from May 21-29 while a new state motor vehicle system is being installed.

Gwinnett Citizen News

Mending the Gap

Elder abuse happens every day when older persons are abused, neglected, and exploited by others.

A celebration gathering for The Lawrenceville Garden Club 90th anniversary celebration at the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse

Celebrating Ninety Years of Beauty

Their first meeting was held in 1929 after Mrs. J.H. “Susie” McGee placed a notice in the Gwinnett Journal.

The notice served as an invitation to the very first Garden Club meeting held on March 15 at 3:30 p.m at the McGee residence. And soon enough, women from all over the county began flocking to these meetings, usually held at one of their homes.

Charlotte J. Nash | Chairman, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners

Spring is Here, Please Drive Safely

When I found out April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, I reached out to Sgt. Daniel Arrendale of the Gwinnett Police accident investigation unit to share safe driving tips. He said that Gwinnett Police responded to about 30,000 traffic collisions last year and about a third of those involved injuries. Sadly, 57 people died in traffic accidents last year in Gwinnett, including 19 pedestrians.