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FOCUS: Here’re eco-friendly tips for the upcoming school year

By Kasie Bolling  |  And just like that… summer winds down to a close, school supplies return to the shelves at local retailers, and routines shift to prepare for a new school year. At Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful (GC&B), we are big fans of Gwinnett County neighbors but also of Gwinnett County Public Schools.

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by · August 6, 2024 · Today's Focus
FOCUS: Pink Pig, Festival of Trees, coming to Gas South Arena

FOCUS: Pink Pig, Festival of Trees, coming to Gas South Arena

By Kayla Phillips  |  Nearly 70 years since Macy’s Pink Pig™ made its grand debut in Atlanta, a new generation will now be able to enjoy this local tradition. The Pink Pig will return to Atlanta for this year’s Georgia Festival of Trees, offering Georgians a new twist on the holiday tradition.

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by · August 2, 2024 · Today's Focus
FOCUS: Adventures of getting through a reverse mortgage

FOCUS: Adventures of getting through a reverse mortgage

By Sara Rawlins  |  Let me advise those who are thinking about using their home for its equity, that is, get a reverse mortgage.

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by · July 25, 2024 · Today's Focus
FOCUS: Sugarloaf CID plans Gateway Monument at I-85

FOCUS: Sugarloaf CID plans Gateway Monument at I-85

By Daisy Mills  |  Coming soon, at the corner of Sugarloaf Parkway and the I-85 Southbound exit ramp will stand Sugarloaf Community Improvement District’s newest public art project, the Gateway Monument Sculpture. It is expected to be installed in the fall.

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by · July 23, 2024 · Today's Focus
Amitria Fanae plays the lead role in the coming production of The Color Purple. Photo provided.

FOCUS: Aurora’s 29th season begins with The Color Purple

By Tony Sandrew  |  Lawrenceville Arts Center, home of Aurora Theatre, launches its 29th season by presenting The Color Purple. This poignant and uplifting musical runs August 15 to September 15 in the Clyde and Sandra Strickland Grand Stage. 

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by · July 19, 2024 · Today's Focus
Wooley

FOCUS: Atlanta native is new GGC women’s basketball coach

By Dale Long  |  The inaugural head coach of the Georgia Gwinnett College women’s basketball program will be Tory Wooley, head coach at Point University in West Point, Ga., his alma mater.  The women’s program is set to tipoff during the 2025-26 athletic season.

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by · July 16, 2024 · Today's Focus
Teichmann

FOCUS: GGC selects its first college basketball coach

By Dale Long  |  Georgia Gwinnett College has named its first basketball coach. He is  Chase Teichmann, who after four seasons as coach at Florida College in Temple Terrace, Fla., his teams posted a 100-27 overall record …

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by · July 12, 2024 · Today's Focus
FOCUS: Explaining how fascism helps confuse today’s argument

FOCUS: Explaining how fascism helps confuse today’s argument

By Ashley Herndon  |  Fascism is the precise opposite of democracy. The people run a democracy, but a fascist government runs the people. Remember that in November.

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by · July 9, 2024 · Today's Focus
FOCUS: Duluth Co-op plans 30th  anniversary celebration

FOCUS: Duluth Co-op plans 30th  anniversary celebration

By Margy McLynn | Come celebrate 30 years of the Hands of Christ Duluth Co-op, serving our neighbors in need.  Join us on Sunday, July 21 from 12 to 3 p.m. for an open house with food, music and community on the grounds of the Payne-Corley House.

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by · July 5, 2024 · Today's Focus
FOCUS: Large, invasive snails found at Lake Lanier

FOCUS: Large, invasive snails found at Lake Lanier

LAKE LANIER ISLANDS, Ga.  |  A new species of snails has been found in Lake Lanier that could be detrimental to the lake’s environment. Be on the lookout for them, and report any you find to the Department of Natural Resources.

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by · July 2, 2024 · Today's Focus