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News Minute: North Gwinnett girls capture first swimming and diving title
February 02, 2023 14:33 - 2 minutes - 1.91 MBNorth Gwinnett and Brookwood were expected to battle each other at the top of the girls and boys team leaderboards in the Class AAAAAAA State Swimming Championships. Sure enough, the Bulldogs and Broncos battle each other, though there were a few twists Wednesday night at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center. After being edged by Brookwood by a mere 11 points at the Gwinnett County meet a week and a half ago, North’s girls were able to flip the script. For more information be sure to ...
The Gwinnett SWAT team was called out to a standoff in Sugar Hill
February 01, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBGwinnett County police were called out to a Sugar Hill home on Tuesday morning and were in a SWAT standoff. Police said they responded to a home near Sycamore Summit NE, which is in the vicinity of Sycamore Elementary School. According to Daily Post news partner Fox 5 Atlanta, police said the situation began when Brookhaven officers attempted to serve a warrant at the home. Neighbors said they heard shots and a male suspect barricaded himself inside the home, Fox 5 reported. Police said t...
News Minute: SWAT incident ends with suspect taking own life
January 31, 2023 21:32 - 2 minutes - 2.01 MBA suspect who was in an hours-long standoff with Gwinnett County Police SWAT officers on Tuesday took his own life in the home that he was barricaded in, according to police officials. The standoff happened at a home on the 1200 block of Sycamore Summit in Sugar Hill, which is near Sycamore Elementary School. Brookhaven police had requested help from Gwinnett County police on Monday night to serve a warrant at the home. For more information be sure to visit www.bgpodcastnetwork.com htt...
Gwinnett Sheriff's office condemns Memphis officers involved in Tyre Nichols's death
January 31, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBThe Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office said it is sending its condolences to the family of Tyre Nichols and will recognize the right of Gwinnettians who chose to peacefully protest — but it insists the events that led to Nichols death in Memphis, Tenn., do not represent all law enforcement. The sheriff’s office issued a statement on Friday night after Memphis police released body cam videos showing police officers kicking, beating and pepper spraying Nichols during a traffic stop on January 7...
News Minute: Gas South District has best financial year in 2022
January 30, 2023 15:19 - 2 minutes - 1.97 MBHalf of the Gas South District — including its ballroom — was closed in 2022 because of a major renovation. But the convention facility still managed to have its best year financially in its three-decade history, according to officials at the center. The Gwinnett County Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors received an update on the Gas South District’s 2022 financial situation as well as event attendance this past Wednesday. What they heard from Jennifer Silas, who is the cente...
Longtime fair manager dies at 78
January 29, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBDale Long of the Gwinnett fair passed away; Partnership Gwinnett recognized STAR students and teachers; And a Lawrenceville bus driver is working to make busses safer for yo For more information be sure to visit www.bgpodcastnetwork.com https://www.lawrencevillega.org/ https://www.foxtheatre.org/ https://guideinc.org/ https://www.psponline.com/ https://www.kiamallofga.com/ https://www.milb.com/gwinnett https://www.fernbankmuseum.org/ www.atlantagladiators.com ...
Week in Review: Suwanee resident honored with MLK award
January 28, 2023 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.2 MBSuwanee resident and Southern Company Gas/Nicor Gas Director of Corporate Safety Brian Thomas was the recent recipient of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity — Alpha Upsilon Lambda Chapter’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Award for Governmental and Military Service. Thomas began his military service in 1988 as a member of the Alabama National Guard while attending Alabama A&M University, where he earned a degree in Business Administration. For more information be sure to visit www.bgpodcastnetw...
Gas South Speaker series offers a chance for perspective on local crime
January 27, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBStan Hall of the Gas South District joins us to talk about the upcoming speaker series. Plus... Rising country superstar Zach Bryan is bringing his Burn Burn Burn North American Tour to Gwinnett County in May. The singer, who has hits with "From Austin," "Heading South" and "Something in the Orange" is coming to Gas South Arena on May 15. Fans can register for the chance to purchase tickets via Fair AXS at www.axs.com/zachbryan. After the Fair AXS registration period concludes on Januar...
News Minute: Zach Bryan performing in Gwinnett this summer.
January 26, 2023 15:27 - 1 minute - 1.54 MBRising country superstar Zach Bryan is bringing his Burn Burn Burn North American Tour to Gwinnett County in May. The singer, who has hits with "From Austin," "Heading South" and "Something in the Orange" is coming to Gas South Arena on May 15. For more information be sure to visit www.bgpodcastnetwork.com https://www.lawrencevillega.org/ https://www.foxtheatre.org/ https://guideinc.org/ https://www.psponline.com/ https://www.kiamallofga.com/ https://www.milb.com/gwinnett ...
Brooks & Dunn to perform in Gwinnett this summer
January 25, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBBrooks & Dunn will bring their “Reboot 2023” tour to Gas South Arena; Duluth is offering missed appearance amnesty; And a Buford star will play two sports at Tufts University. For more information be sure to visit www.bgpodcastnetwork.com https://www.lawrencevillega.org/ https://www.foxtheatre.org/ https://guideinc.org/ https://www.psponline.com/ https://www.kiamallofga.com/ https://www.milb.com/gwinnett https://www.fernbankmuseum.org/ www.atlantagladiators.com ...
The North Atlanta Home Show has a little something for everyone
January 24, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBLearn about what all exciting exhibits will be at the North Atlanta Home Show this weekend at the Gas South Convention Center. Two Duluth men are facing murder charges in the death of an Atlanta man who died earlier this month from wounds he sustained in a beating that occurred in December. Master Police Officer Hideshi Valle said Bryan Alvarado and Yeison Alvarado have been charged with allegedly killing Raul Diaz-Villalba. Diaz-Villalba was attacked on December 20 and officers found him...
News Minute: Man shot in possible domestic dispute in Norcross
January 23, 2023 14:42 - 1 minute - 1.37 MBGwinnett police said they are investigating a homicide that appears to be domestic related after a shooting Sunday evening at a Norcross area apartment complex. According to Cpl. M. Evanko, Gwinnett police responded to a person shot call at Canopy Glen Apartments just after 6 p.m. The incident appeared "to have stemmed from a domestic dispute," Evanko said. "When officers arrived on scene, they located an adult male with a gunshot wound who died from his injuries on scene." Evanko said in...
Sam Smith set to come to Gas South Arena
January 22, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBPop star Sam Smith will be making a stop in Gwinnett county on their “Gloria” tour; A local student was named one of the top STEM students in the nation; And a suspect in a fatal shooting was brought into custody. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
"Meet Me on Main" takes residents back to the old Duluth
January 20, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBDuluth officials said they are proud of the city’s newest public art, a mural called “Meet Me on Main” that is painted on the back window of the Nacho Daddy building, which is located on Main St. The officials say it allows people to step back in time to the old Duluth. Brenda Ehly is the artist behind the piece. She said she was inspired from a phrase on the city’s seal that she saw when she first moved to Duluth. Ehly is no stranger to the Duluth art scene. Her notable pieces in downtown D...
News Minute: Gwinnett partner for interchange projects
January 19, 2023 15:14 - 1 minute - 1.43 MBGwinnett County commissioners agreed to partner with the Georgia Department of Transportation on one proposed new interchange on an interstate in the county and to team up with the city of Buford on a draft report for another proposed interchange on a different interstate. One of the interchanges is the long-discussed proposed McGinnis Ferry Road interchange on Interstate 85 in Suwanee. The other is a proposed interchange on Interstate 985 at Thompson Mill Road in Buford. The partnership w...
PBR's Dakota Louis takes us on a ride around being a professional bull rider
January 18, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBLearn what it's like to ride bulls for a living, as Dakota Louis stops by ahead of the PBR event in Duluth. A Duluth High School student is facing criminal charges after they used a knife to cut a classmate during a fight shortly before classes began last Thursday, according to the school's principal. Duluth Principal Eric Davidson told parents in a letter on social media that the students got into a fight outside the cafeteria shortly before first period. One of the students pulled out a ...
PBR's Cord McCoy tells us what it's like working on both sides of bullriding
January 17, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBPBR Stock Contractor and former world champion Cord McCoy talks about the business of bulls ahead of this weekend's PBR event in Duluth. Gwinnett County police are searching for a 19-year-old man who is wanted for a deadly shooting that happened in the early hours of Saturday morning. According to Corpora. Angela Carter, Miguel Rodriguez is wanted for felony murder and aggravated assault in the death of 45-year-old Felipe Velasco. Carter said police responded to a call on Fox Forest Ct. ...
News Minute: Police searching for man involved in a Lilburn shooting
January 16, 2023 14:45 - 1 minute - 1.28 MBGwinnett County police are searching for a 19-year-old man who is wanted for a deadly shooting that happened in the early hours of Saturday morning. According to Cpl. Angela Carter, Miguel Rodriguez is wanted for felony murder and aggravated assault in the death of 45-year-old Felipe Velasco. Carter said police responded to a call on Fox Forest Ct. in Lilburn at about 12:40 a.m. and found Velasco inside the home suffering from a gunshot wound. For more information be sure to visit www.bgp...
FBI looking for former Gwinnett resident who faces federal fraud charges
January 15, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBThe FBI announced on Thursday that they believe a former Gwinnett County resident and lab owner who allegedly violated his pre-trial release while facing fraud charges in New Orleans may be back in the Atlanta area, and they are asking for help to find him. Federal officials said Khalid Ahmed Satary was indicted on several charges in the New Orleans-based United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in September 2019. He was one of 35 people indicted at that time for t...
Week in Review: fans flood stores for new Bulldog championship gear
January 14, 2023 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.41 MBFans rushed to Academy Outdoors in Buford as the Georgia Bulldogs beat the TCU Horned Frogs in the National Championship game for a chance to get some of the new gear first. For advertising inquiries, please email [email protected] For more information be sure to visit www.bgpodcastnetwork.com https://www.lawrencevillega.org/ https://www.foxtheatre.org/ https://guideinc.org/ https://www.psponline.com/ https://www.kiamallofga.com/ https://www.milb.com/gwinnett htt...
Suwanee Arts and Gwinnett Libraries partner for visual arts program
January 13, 2023 10:00 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBThe Gwinnett County Public Library in Suwanee and the Suwanee Arts Center are working together to bring knowledge about the visual arts and art programming to Suwanee and surrounding communities with a new program called Art Ties. Officials said the goal for the collaboration is to provide art education for all ages while encouraging creativity and engagement in the visual arts. The new program begins this month with the first edition on January 17. After that, it will be held quarterly. ...
Norcross launches job website
January 12, 2023 20:10 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBThe city of Norcross recently announced that its NorcrossWorks web site has been relaunched. According to the city, NorcrossWorks is a user-friendly website whereby employers can post and advertise openings at no cost. All a business has to do is complete a simple form which will be reviewed and posted by the Economic Development Department. Likewise, job seekers can access job postings and apply. "This platform aims to address some of the city’s labor, income and educational gaps, which ...
News Minute: North Gwinnett football coach leaves for Georgia Tech
January 12, 2023 14:52 - 2 minutes - 2.19 MBNorth Gwinnett head football coach Bill Stewart announced his resignation Wednesday night after accepting a job at Georgia Tech. Stewart, who led North to its only state football championship in 2017, will serve as an analyst at Tech under new head coach Brent Key. “I am turning over a new chapter in my life and will be coaching for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets,” Stewart posted on social media. “I want the North family to know my heart is filled with extreme gratitude for the time that ...
Georgia fans swarm Academy Outdoors for new championship gear
January 11, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 9.93 MBTo say Braselton teen Austin Moore was raised to love no other college football team but the Georgia Bulldogs would be an understatement. As the high school senior and his mother, Cathy, waited outside the Academy Sports+Outdoors in Buford after the Bulldogs defeated TCU to win its second consecutive national championship late Monday night, Moore was dressed head to toe in red and black. He wore a Georgia beanie, Georgia sweatshirt and jacket as he waived a giant Georgia flag while waiting...
Two Snellville men accused of shooting and beating man that accidentally entered their home
January 10, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBTwo Snellville men are facing charges for shooting and beating a man who tried to enter their home — which he previously lived in — by mistake on Thursday while he was experiencing a medical incident. Snellville police said Terrell Downie tried to enter the home on the 2500 block of Lake Commons Court, near Rockdale Circle, at about 8:37 a.m., but they added he was not trying to force his way into the home. The men who currently live at the home, Frederick Sherman and Eugene Days, chased D...
News Minute: North Georgia woman arrested on bomb threat charges
January 09, 2023 15:42 - 2 minutes - 2.48 MBA northeast Georgia resident charged with threatening to bomb the Athens-Clarke County Democratic Committee Campaign headquarters in Athens last month and lying to federal investigators was remanded from state to federal custody at her recent initial appearance. Jessica Diane Higginbotham, aka Jessica Harriod, 35, of Elberton, had her initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Court Judge Charles Weigle at the U.S. Courthouse in Macon; the government’s motion to detain Higginbotham was gran...
Debbie Mason, the wife of Peachtree Corners Mayor Mike Mason, has died.
January 08, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBFamily members and Peachtree Corners officials are mourning the death of Debbie Mason, the wife of Mayor Mike Mason who took pride in being the "First Lady" of the city. The city announced her death on Thursday. In a Facebook post, her son, Nick, said she had been battling cancer for awhile. City officials said Debbie Mason "represented the best of Peachtree Corners." She played a key role in the creation of Peachtree Corners as the campaign chairwoman for the Peachtree Corners YES Campai...
Week in Review: Gwinnett welcomes New Year's babies
January 07, 2023 10:00 - 4 minutes - 3.96 MBLocal hospitals welcomed the first babies of 2023; Caleb Downs is the Georgia Gatorade Football Player of the Year; And Brookwood's Marching Band participated in the Rose Bowl Parade. For advertising inquiries, please email [email protected] For more information be sure to visit www.bgpodcastnetwork.com https://www.lawrencevillega.org/ https://www.foxtheatre.org/ https://guideinc.org/ https://www.psponline.com/ https://www.kiamallofga.com/ https://www.milb.com/gwin...
Representative from Gwinnett a part of House Speaker vote controversy
January 06, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBOne of the 20 Republican members of Congress who have been backing GOP challengers to U.S. Representative Kevin McCarthy's bid to become Speaker of the House is also one of Gwinnett's three congressional representatives. U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde a Republican, is the only member of Georgia's congressional delegation who is backing U.S. Representative Byron Donalds, a Florida Republican, in the speaker vote. As of Wednesday afternoon, Congress had voted six times over a span of two days to elec...
News Minute: Brookwood band performs at Rose Parade
January 05, 2023 14:45 - 2 minutes - 2.09 MBAlthough it wasn’t necessarily a vacation, the Brookwood High School Bronco Marching Band recently completed a history-making holiday sojourn to Southern California. On Jan. 2, the Bronco Marching Band performed in the iconic Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., the first high school ensemble from Gwinnett County to take part in the parade, which has been a holiday tradition for more than 130 years. “Unbelievable,” said Laura Moates Stanley, director of bands and Fine Arts Department chair at ...
Mountain View football team raises money for teammate.
January 04, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 9.81 MBAn effort by the Mountain View High School football community to help one of its families, which lost its home in a fire on Christmas Day, has exceeded expectations this week. The Van Horn family was hit by a fire on Sunday night, and the home ended up being a total loss. The family’s father, Michael, is the Mountain View football Touchdown Club president and the two sons in the family have played football at the school. Mountain View football officials set out to raise $4,000 through a Go...
Police search for woman who robbed a bank and attempted to rob a second one
January 03, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBGwinnett County police are looking for a woman accused of robbing one bank and trying to rob another one in mid-December. Arrest warrants have been taken out against Janae Samantha Fareaux according to Corporal Ryan Winderweedle. Fareaux is accused of going to a Wells Fago off of Killian Hill Road in unincorporated Lilburn on December 14 and demanding that she be taken into the vault. Winderweedle said she left the bank without getting any money, however. A day later, Fareaux allegedly we...
News Minute: Bourdeaux secures $13 million for 7th district
January 02, 2023 14:58 - 2 minutes - 2.11 MBAs U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux’s final days in Congress ticked away during the holidays, she highlighted one last batch of funding she was able to secure for the 7th Congressional District before leaving office. Bourdeaux, who leaves office this weekend, said the federal Fiscal Appropriations Bill that was passed by the House and sent to President Joe Biden in December included nearly $13 million for projects in her district. In all, 14 7th Congressional District projects were included in t...
Free pizza for a year in Buford? Find out how you can get it
January 01, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBPeople who live in northwest Gwinnett County will have a chance to get a year's worth of free pizza next week. A new Pizza Hut location, which is run by Flynn Restaurant Group, opened at 1550 Buford Highway in Buford on Dec. 23, but it's what the new store has planned for its grand opening festivities next week that will have tongues salivating. The first 25 customers who are in line at the store on Jan. 6 will get free pizza for a year. There are some limits on what pizzas qualify for the ...
Week in Review: Offset gives out toys for Christmas.
December 31, 2022 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.13 MBGwinnett's own Offset sponsored his "Toys for the Nawf" drive to help local kids have a Merry Christmas. For more information, visit www.lanierislands.com For advertising inquiries, please email [email protected] For more information be sure to visit www.bgpodcastnetwork.com https://www.lawrencevillega.org/ https://www.foxtheatre.org/ https://guideinc.org/ https://www.psponline.com/ https://www.kiamallofga.com/ https://www.milb.com/gwinnett https://www.fernbankm...
Fernbank gets ready to open colorful exhibit
December 30, 2022 10:00 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBFernbank Museum will offer a vivid immersion into the science of color in the new special exhibit that will open in February. “The Nature of Color” will be on view at the museum February 11 through May 7 of 2023. A statement from museum officials said: “Our world is covered in color — it’s woven so tightly into our lives that we rarely stop to question what it is and how it works. Where do colors come from? The new exhibit offers an in-depth exploration of the way color carries information...
News Minute : GAC students collect over 22k cans for charity
December 29, 2022 15:25 - 2 minutes - 1.92 MBSupporting the 11Alive/Salvation Army Can-A-Thon has been an annual school-wide tradition at Greater Atlanta Christian School for the past decade. This year the GAC community again came together in the fight against food insecurity in the Gwinnett County community and beyond by collecting 22,563 non-perishables, which were delivered to the Salvation Army on Dec. 2. Students from infant to 12th grade rallied their efforts for the past month in varying ways to accomplish their goals. Differe...
$20k in ‘Nutcracker’ props stole or damaged
December 28, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutes - 12 MBA local ballet company had their props for the “Nutcracker” burglarized; Firefighters respond to 1,200 incidents over holiday weekend; And Gwinnett seeks grants for paving. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Offset gives out toys to Gwinnett kids
December 27, 2022 16:04 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBHundreds of Gwinnett County kids had gifts to unwrap on Christmas morning because of one of the county’s most famous sons. Rapper Offset, a Gwinnett native who rose to international fame as a member of Migos, held his first-ever toy giveaway at Central Baptist Church in Lawrenceville on Friday. This is the first Christmas since Offset’s cousin and fellow Migos member, Takeoff, was killed in Houston nearly two months ago. The Toys For Nawf event offered kids a chance to get plenty of gifts,...
News Minute: Jackson EMC Foundation awards $87K to agencies serving Gwinnett County residents
December 26, 2022 11:00 - 2 minutes - 2.24 MBThe Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total of $114,919 in grants for organizations during its November meeting, including $87,500 to organizations serving Gwinnett County. For advertising inquiries, please email [email protected] For more information be sure to visit www.bgpodcastnetwork.com https://www.lawrencevillega.org/ https://www.foxtheatre.org/ https://guideinc.org/ https://www.psponline.com/ https://www.kiamallofga.com/ https://www.milb.c...
Rainbow Village awards $23k to families in need
December 25, 2022 10:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBRainbow Village is helping families this holiday season, Lanier’s former football coach is coming back to Georgia; And stay tuned for a special reading of “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Week in Review: Road rage leads to deadly shooting
December 24, 2022 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3 MBGwinnett County police believe a road rage incident lead to the death of a man who was shot in the parking lot of a tavern in the Mountain Park area of south Gwinnett on Monday night. Lilburn resident Jonnathan Bladimir Hernandez, 27, has been charged with aggravated assault and felony murder in connection with the murder of Lawrenceville resident Jerome Johnson, 39. Hernandez allegedly shot Johnson in the parking lot of Will Henry’s Tavern, which is located at 1228 Rockbridge Road. For ad...
News Minute: Lawrenceville woman honored with DECAL's Early Childhood Educator of the Year award
December 22, 2022 13:00 - 1 minute - 1.75 MBA lead teacher at a Lawrenceville-based family child care learning home is one of three recipients of the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning’s (DECAL) Early Childhood Educator of the Year award for 2022-23. According to a Dec. 16 release from DECAL, the state agency responsible for meeting the child care and early education needs of Georgia children and their families, Elianne Aguilera, from Eli’s Academy in Lawrenceville, was named the state’s winning toddler educator of the yea...
Will Travis Hunter follow Deion Sanders, come back to Georgia, or go another way?
December 21, 2022 10:00 - 10 minutes - 9.27 MBTravis Hunter made waves throughout college football last year by spurning P5 schools to play for Deion Sanders at Jackson State. Will he follow his coach out West? For advertising inquiries, please email [email protected] For more information be sure to visit www.bgpodcastnetwork.com https://www.lawrencevillega.org/ https://www.foxtheatre.org/ https://guideinc.org/ https://www.psponline.com/ https://www.kiamallofga.com/ https://www.milb.com/gwinnett https://www....
Duluth attorney selected for State Court seat
December 20, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBGovernor Brian Kemp picked a Duluth-based attorney to fill the newly created seventh Gwinnett County State Court Judge seat, starting in January. Kemp’s office announced on Friday night that the governor has appointed Jaletta Long Smith to fill the seat, which was created by the Georgia General Assembly earlier this year. Smith is a Gwinnett native and a litigation associate at Andersen, Tate and Carr PC in Duluth. Smith’s focus area at Andersen, Tate and Carr has been on civil litigation ...
News Minute: Loganville house destroyed in fire
December 19, 2022 14:56 - 1 minute - 1.34 MBA fire that officials said was caused by an electrical issue destroyed a Loganville home Friday night. Just before 6 p.m., firefighters responded to a fire at the 800 block of Creek Cove Way SE . “A neighbor called 911 to report the house fire and believed that the homeowner was absent,” Capt. Ryan McGiboney said. When fire crews arrived they found heavy fire blowing through the roof. #GwinnettDailyPost #Georgia #LocalNews - - - - The Gwinnett Daily ...
Assisted living manager & House Rep arrested for stealing medicine.
December 18, 2022 10:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBThe manager of Magnolia Estates of Winder Assisted Living Center, who was recently elected to the Georgia House of Representatives, is accused of stealing medications from the assisted living home. The Barrow County Sheriff's Office said Danny Rampey, 67, of Statham, was arrested on Thursday and charged with unauthorized distribution or possession of a controlled substance, burglary and exploitation and intimidation of disabled adults, elderly persons and residents The Sheriff's Office sai...
Week in Review: Police seek help in multiple shootings
December 17, 2022 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.6 MBAnyone with information is asked to help police solve multiple shootings; And the funeral for a popular Gwinnett attorney was held this week. #GwinnettDailyPost #Georgia #LocalNews - - - - The Gwinnett Daily Post Podcast is local news for Lawrenceville, Norcross, Duluth, and all of Gwinnett County. Register Here for your essential digital news. This podcast was produced and published for the Gwinnett Daily Post and GwinnettDailyPost.com b...
TikTok video leads to high demand for Buford's Jambos
December 16, 2022 10:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MBThanks to a foster parent’s social media efforts, Buford-based Jambos Donates is more than doubling its pajama output in the final month of 2022. Now in its fifth year of operation, Jambos provides new pajamas for foster children in Georgia and throughout the country. In 2022, the nonprofit founded by Rebekah Black will have served children in all 50 states and in 13 countries, sending out some 22,000 pairs of children’s sleepwear. This summer, Jambos sent some pajamas to a foster parent —...
News Minute: Funeral arrangements for Doug Lewis announced
December 15, 2022 14:59 - 2 minutes - 2 MBFuneral services will be held on Friday for a popular attorney who was killed, allegedly by the ex-husband of one of his clients, last week. Doug Lewis' funeral will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday at Hamilton Mill United Methodist Church, which is located at 1450 Pine Road in Dacula. A visitation will be held from 4 until 7 p.m. on Thursday at Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel and Gardens, which is located at 3481 Hamilton Mill Road in Buford. Lewis was killed on Dec. 7, and Lawrenceville Police ...