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FOCUS: Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful to host national litter event

By Kasie Bolling  |  Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful will host a first-of-its-kind national event focusing on litter on March 23. The Keep America Beautiful affiliate is calling the event “Connecting People and Places: A Community Conversation About Litter,” which is  intended to address the issue of littering on a hyper-local scale. 

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by · March 15, 2022 · Today's Focus
FOCUS: Lawrenceville, Hudgens partner with art installation

FOCUS: Lawrenceville, Hudgens partner with art installation

By Melissa Hardegree  | Art is now a way of life in Lawrenceville, with a newly formed partnership between the City and The Hudgens Center for Art and Learning.  Master works from the Hudgens’ permanent collection can now be viewed at Lawrenceville City Hall.  Works from the collection will rotate on an ongoing basis – providing new and exciting art for the enjoyment of the community.

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by · March 11, 2022 · Today's Focus
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FOCUS: People and place continue to evolve, bringing possibilities

By Deborah Tuff  |  After her first full year in office, Gwinnett County Commission Chairwoman Nicole Hendrickson last week addressed residents and businesspeople during her second State of the County address. She said: “In Gwinnett, our kaleidoscope is the lens through which we view progress, which represents Gwinnett County as we vibrantly connect the unique people, place and promise of our community.”

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by · March 8, 2022 · Today's Focus
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FOCUS: Summit Chase converts to scratch-based restaurant March 9

By Nicole Newsom  |  Summit Chase Country Club, a longtime Gwinnett staple since its establishment in the 1970s, will move away from the traditional country club concept and will soon open its doors as a scratch-based kitchen, featuring farm-to-table food. It will be named The Kitchen at Summit Chase, and open to the public on Wednesday, March 9.  

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by · March 4, 2022 · Today's Focus
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FOCUS: Why teacher tenure is a good practice for schools

By Alexander Tillman  |  You hear a lot of talk about tenure these days, as the State Board of Regents have modified it for University System employees.

Tenure is defined as status granted to an employee, usually after a probationary period, indicating that the position or employment is permanent. It is a strange and controversial subject especially in education. In reality it means a teacher cannot be terminated unless the cause is grievous. The question arises: does this system help or hurt education?

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by · March 1, 2022 · Today's Focus
FOCUS: Georgia State’s diverse model is what universities can become

FOCUS: Georgia State’s diverse model is what universities can become

By Jack Bernard  |  Georgia State University has become synonymous with the rise of Atlanta as a progressive city. The Social Action Alliance (SAA) is a new program at GSU that furthers its commitment to social justice.   

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by · February 25, 2022 · Today's Focus
FOCUS: Redundant BB&T and SunTrust banks being consolidated

FOCUS: Redundant BB&T and SunTrust banks being consolidated

After the merger of BB&T and Sun Trust banks into Truist bank, several redundant branches near to one another are being consolidated. 

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by · February 22, 2022 · Today's Focus
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FOCUS: Putin is just rattling sabers; he doesn’t want war

By Raleigh Perry  |  Vladimir Putin is often hard to read. However, today it seems that he is doing something that he has never done before.  First, he has stated unequivocally that he does not want NATO very close to Russia.  I do not have a problem with that request at all.  We did not want Russia in Cuba and got them out.  

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by · February 18, 2022 · Today's Focus
FOCUS: Honesty and integrity await resurrection; fight on!

FOCUS: Honesty and integrity await resurrection; fight on!

By Ashley Herndon |  Never forgive evil, lying, violence, and cruelty, even less the fanatics using those tools pretending “the means are worth the end.”  

These people are poisoned and without study, there is a chance we may never see a positive end to our current crisis.  Yes Virginia, losing our democracy is in crisis.

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by · February 15, 2022 · Today's Focus
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FOCUS: Gateway85 CID will move office to OFS site along I-85

By Sharon Goldmacher  |  As one of the state’s largest Community Improvement Districts, Gateway85 CID announced Thursday that it will relocate its headquarters to a portion of the Optical Fiber Solutions (OFS)  facility along the I-85 Corridor that is owned by the Gwinnett Redevelopment Authority. The move will allow the CID to concentrate its efforts on redeveloping this portion of the site in partnership with the County and other entities.

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by · February 11, 2022 · Today's Focus