Kistner legacy keeps on giving
By Staff Reports
Duluth - The Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia is excited to award the Jacqueline Casey Hudgens Center for the Arts a $20,000 grant through the Mary S. Kistner Endowment Fund. $15,000 will be awarded immediately in support of their Art of Giving Campaign. The remaining $5,000 will be issued as a challenge grant to help enable the Hudgens Center to leverage additional matching funds with other donors.
County displays Berlin Wall section
Lawrenceville, Ga (Sept. 3, 2014) – A four-ton chunk of the 100-mile long wall that once isolated West Berlin within East Germany for nearly three decades during the Cold War is now on display outside the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville. Graffiti artists painted an American flag, people and buildings on the side that once faced West Berlin.
Four elementary schools to pilot new safety initiative
As part of its ongoing focus on safety, Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) will begin a pilot at four elementary schools the week of September 2nd.
Duluth Fall Festival Concert
Free concert in Downtown Duluth
Duluth – It’s going to be a stellar production as some of the finest talent from around the nation takes the stage in a performance to surely give party-goers a good time.
UPDATE: 'Leadership Snellville' update and clarification from Snellville Mayor Kelly Kautz regarding original press release from the Mayor's office
By Auveed Bagheri Cawthon, Co-Publisher/Co-Editor
Snellville (September 1, 2014)- According to Snellville Mayor Kelly Kautz, Leadership Snellville is not an official City Program of Snellville as implied in an earlier press release (below from the Mayor's office).
Back to School Jean Drive yields 140 pairs of jeans in 2014
Remember the excitement as a child of preparing for “Back to School” at the end of summer break? The questions of “Who will be my teacher? Will my friends be in my classes? Will my BFF still be my BFF? When can we shop for school supplies? Not to mention, “What will I wear the first day of school?”
Community & Southern Bank Announces New Grayson Branch Manager
Danny Tundidor brings valuable leadership skills to Grayson
Community & Southern Bank (CSB) recently announced the appointment of Danny Tundidor as the Branch Manager of the Grayson CSB branch.
Drunk Drivers To Be Targeted Through Labor Day Holiday
Georgia Launching End-of-Summer Zero Tolerance DUI Campaign
The end of summer is near and to help make sure Georgia motorists get home from their barbeques and last-chance vacations safely, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety is joining the national impaired driving campaign Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over to help prevent drunk drivers from creating needless tragedy.
Auditions to be held for Ghost Tour actors
Want to scare someone?
If so, the Snellville Arts Commission has a job for you.