The future of law enforcement in Peachtree Corners is under discussion by city officials. The city is planning a community meeting on policing in the city. The meeting will be on May 8 at 7 p. m at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 5775 Peachtree Parkway.
This meeting will feature a presentation by City Manager Brian Johnson on the findings of a comprehensive Police Analysis and Staffing Study. It evaluated the feasibility and projected costs of forming a city police department based on current workload, crime levels, and community demographics.
The presentation will also include budgetary considerations, comparative models, and the advantages and disadvantages of a county vs. city police department. Following the presentation, there will be time for a Q&A and open dialogue.
The city noted that attendance is limited to 300. Those anticipating attending should arrive early. The meeting will be live-streamed. A follow-up survey will be posted on the project page following the meeting.
Ga. Tech Coach Brent Key to be Hall of Fame speaker
The 14th annual Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame has secured a local speaker for its May 19, 2025, meeting. He is Brent Key, Georgia Tech football coach.
The Hall of Fame induction, which is presented by the Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation, is scheduled to be held on May 19, 2025 at Gas South Convention Center in Duluth at 6:30 p.m.
The Foundation also has announced its inductees for the 2025 dinner. They include Jennifer Gardner, Norcross High, in basketball; Will Hinton of Dacula High in shooting; Brian McCann, Duluth High, in baseball; Dexter Wood former athletic director and head football coach at Buford; and Bradley Roby, from Peachtree Ridge, in football, basketball, and track and field.
Brent Key, a Georgia Tech alumnus, was named the 21st head coach in Tech football history on Nov. 29, 2022. Key was a four-year starter at guard for the Yellow Jackets from 1997-2000. He was a team captain and all-ACC performer as a senior and graduated from Tech in 2001 with a management degree. He and his wife, Danielle, have a daughter, Harper. Since becoming the coach at Georgia Tech, his record is 18-16, including bowl appearances in his first two complete seasons.
Key grew up in Trussville, Ala., near Birmingham. Key played guard at Georgia Tech under coach George O’Leary, starting all four years. During his four-year playing career, Georgia Tech would go on to four straight bowl appearances, finish the season in the AP poll top-25 four times, beat rival Georgia three straight times, and rank No. 1 nationally in total offense in 1998. He was voted team captain and all-ACC as a senior in 2000.
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