Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recognized Simpson Elementary as one of the 349 schools honored as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018 based on its overall academic excellence. In all, Georgia had 12 schools honored this year.

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The City of Norcross is excited to welcome back the First Friday Concert Series, a seasonal series to take place on the ‘First Friday’ of each month, October through May.

Norcross – First Fridays are back and better than ever! The City of Norcross has an exciting new line up for their First Friday Concert Series, a seasonal indoor series to complement the popular Summer Concert Series in Thrasher Park.

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The Gwinnett County Department of Corrections will host a graduation ceremony Sept. 28 for the first graduating class of its welding vocational program.

The ceremony, which will be held at the Gwinnett County Comprehensive Correctional Complex at 9:30 a.m., will honor the program's 13 graduates and feature speakers including Warden Darrell Johnson.

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The Button Gwinnett and Piedmont Chapters of the Sons of the American Revolution, along with the Philadelphia Winn Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Gwinnett County, joined together as sponsors of a Grave Marking Dedication at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia on September 22, 2018. These Georgia societies commemorated the service of the Honored Compatriot James Malcolm "Mike" Ruff Sr. who passed away on August 19, 2017.

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