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Start Planning Now – Electronic Recycle, Shred – October 9th
One day – FOUR GREAT EVENTS! That’s when the City of Norcross will again host a community Clean-up Day, Shred Day, and Electronics Recycling events and our canned food drive! ONE: Clean-up Day is a great reason to clean out your garage or attic and throw out anything that’s not a hazardous material (open to [...]
Continue reading...CrimeSpotting Map Updated Every 24 Hours [Aug 14]
22. August 2010
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Spot Crime is a site that features information on criminal activities based on your request. This is based on 3 miles from Pinckneyville Middle School. Crime Date Address Link A Theft 08/12/10 07:59 PM. 50XX PEACHTREE PKWY NW NORCROSS Details B Theft 08/11/10 07:00 PM. 45XX JONES BRIDGE CIR NW NORCROSS Details C Theft 08/09/10 [...]
Continue reading...Priscilla Millette, Georgia Laws of Life Essay Winner, Honored by School Board
18. July 2010
The Gwinnett County Board of Education recently recognized Priscilla Millette for being the state winner of the 2009-2010 Georgia Laws of Life Essay Contest. A rising sophomore at Norcross High School, Priscilla was awarded $1,000 after her essay was selected from more than 44,000 essays entered into the contest this year. The contest is conducted [...]
Continue reading...Lynette Howard Explains Why She is Running for County Commissioner [Video]
2. July 2010
Lynette Howard YouTube Video. Visit her website for more information.
Continue reading...Crime Map Updated Every 24 Hours
16. June 2010
Interactive, online neighborhood crime mapping at www.crimemapping.com allows Gwinnett residents to see where and when various criminal activities have been reported near their neighborhood or street address. Combining Google maps with Gwinnett Police crime reports, the system is updated frequently so the public can get timely, accurate information. A crime alert” feature lets people sign [...]
Continue reading...Gwinnett County New trash plan starts July 1 – IMPORTANT INFORMATION
24. May 2010
Gwinnett County Government kindly asks for your assistance in spreading the word about the new countywide garbage and recycling program that begins on Thursday, July 1, 2010, in unincorporated Gwinnett County. City residents are not affected by this new plan. Please help us inform your neighbors by sharing the article included below through your homeowner [...]
Continue reading...Lost Cat – Peachtree Corners
9. May 2010
White and Gray Female with light Green Eyes Gray on tail, back, and head If found contact: 770-849-0569 OR 678-358-7858 REWARD IF FOUND!!! Rivercrest
Continue reading...Byars Takes On Commissioners’ Trash Plan In New Web Video
20. March 2010
Robert Byars, Democrat for Gwinnett Board of Commissioners, takes on the Board of Commissioners’ new and controversial trash plan in a new web video released today. In the video, calls the Commissioners’ scheme, “a bad plan,” and says that Gwinnett “can do better.” According to Byars, “The Board of Commissioners should listen to us – [...]
Continue reading...New efforts surface to give Gwinnett commercial flights
14. February 2010
EEB PERSPECTIVE Excerpted from The Gwinnett Forum By ELLIOTT BRACK Editor and publisher of the Gwinnett Forum FEB. 9, 2010 — Back about 25 years ago, there was interest in making Gwinnett’s Briscoe Field into a commercial airport. Envisioned were direct flights to cities of 500-750 miles away. Some called it wrongly a “second Atlanta [...]
Continue reading...Three Peachtree Corners Citizens are Running for District 2 Commissioner
13. February 2010
Three Peachtree Corners residents are running for Bert Nasuti’s District Two Commission seat. Nasuti, also a Peachtree Corners resident, will not seek re-election in 2010. Gwinnett planning commissioner Lynette Howard has entered the race. Howard is the former president of the United Peachtree Corners Civic Association. She will run as a Republican. Jose Perez, also a current planning [...]
Continue reading...FInd Out More About “City Lite” at UPCCA’s Next Meeting Monday February 22nd
13. February 2010
UNITED PEACHTREE CORNERS CIVIC ASSOCIATION (UPCCA) next meeting is Monday February 22 at the Christ the King Lutheran Church 5575 Peachtree Parkway, next to the Wachovia Bank Agenda includes: Update on Peachtree Parkway Improvement Project – Debbie Mason, Chairman Update on Peachtree Corners City Lite – Mike Mason, President Briscoe Field: Public or Private Airport? [...]
Continue reading...Open Casting Call: for two female rado talk show co-hosts, Feb 15
9. February 2010
Open Casting Call for two (2) female radio talk show co-hosts. Series airs Monday through Friday 11 PM to Midnight, produced lived in Atlanta, Georgia’s Tree Sound Studios (Norcross). Salary plus per station sign-on bonus. Casting opens February 15, 2010. Casting will close March 19th. Ages: 21 – 55+. About the Show Open casting call [...]
Continue reading...UPCCA: Clarification on AJC’s Article on Peachtree Corners “City Lite” Proposal
6. February 2010
There was a recent article in the AJC announcing that Peachtree Corners was pursuing City status. This is true, but not as a typical City. Here’s the background. As you know, we had asked our legislators to explore a Planning District for Peachtree Corners in the current legislative session. After only a short time, Senator [...]
Continue reading...Mothers and Daughters Against Cancer (MADAC)’s New Advisory Board
26. January 2010
MADAC Advisory Board L – R Formed in 1998, Mothers and Daughters Against Cancer was founded by local resident Susan Highsmith Graveline and her then eight year old daughter, Alex. The Charter members consisted of 15 mothers and their young daughters who were friends of Susan and Alex. Current Advisory Board members: Boyd, Carol Gellerstedt, [...]
Continue reading...Vigilance prevents volunteer victimization
21. January 2010
A public safety message from Major Bart Hulsey, Gwinnett County Police There were just over 3,000 incidents of entering autos, or car break-ins, in unincorporated Gwinnett County between April and December 2009. The Gwinnett County Police Department has worked diligently to curtail this increase of theft and made 112 entering auto arrests during that same [...]
Continue reading...Interview: Brooke Nebel Candidate for State House 51
12. November 2009
Recently I interviewed Peachtree Corners resident Brooke Nebel who is running for State House seat 51. She shared with us her interests and passion about the issues that face her community, Gwinnett and Georgia. The interview took place at the Atlanta Bread Company in The Forum on Peachtree Parkway. I apologize in advance for the [...]
Continue reading...Crime Mapping Your Neighborhood: See Crime Events Online Within Your Area
25. October 2009
Gwinnett County residents will be able to track reported criminal activity in neighborhoods online. The web-based crime mapping system is online at www.crimemapping.com. You can view reported crimes in a certain neighborhood, or within a radius of a particular address. Subscribing to the service for free email crime alerts is easy. The site will officially [...]
Continue reading...Norcross High School: Gwinnett County Health Department – TB Notice
7. October 2009
The following information has been provided to the school from the Gwinnett County Health Department: The Gwinnett County Health Department has informed our school of a case of tuberculosis (TB) involving a Norcross High School student. The 10th grade student is under the care of a physician. The Health Department has identified individuals who they [...]
Continue reading...Gwinnett Schools Sue Charter School Commission, Ivy Preparatory Academy
7. October 2009
On September 11th, Gwinnett County public schools filed suit in Fulton County Superior Court in a constitutional challenge to HB 881, a law passed in 2008 that created the Georgia Charter Schools Commission, a state-level authorizer of charter schools. The law also initiated a system by which charter public schools approved by the Commission are [...]
Continue reading...Gwinnett Mug Shots from 30092 Can be in Your Email Every Morning
22. September 2009
When I subscribed to this over a year or two ago I didn’t think anything of it. It was just one more resource letting me know what was happening in my part of Gwinnett. I get an email every morning (gwinnettmugs.com) that shares the people who were admitted to the Gwinnett County Detention Center – [...]
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