The Gwinnett County Police Department is currently hiring for 100 police officer positions and 20 communications officer positions. The department will hold a hiring event for both jobs Dec. 1 and 2 at the Gwinnett Police Training Center at 854 Winder Highway in Lawrenceville. The event will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both […]
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Gwinnett Schools continue tradition of singing Christmas carols at Gwinnett justice center
Gwinnett County elementary, middle and high school chorus programs will continue their longstanding tradition of singing Christmas carols during the holiday season at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center. If you miss this year’s performances, you can catch them as they air on TVgwinnett, the County’s government access cable television channel, or view them on […]
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Roswell Youth Theatre to perform ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’
The classic animated television special “A Charlie Brown Christmas” comes to life in this faithful stage adaptation being presented by Roswell Youth Theatre premiering Dec. 14. Tis the season to celebrate everyone’s favorite Peanuts pals as they dig past the commercialized gimmicks of presents and decorations to rediscover the true meaning of Christmas. When Charlie Brown […]
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Here’s how you can donate food to the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia this holiday season
Benefiting the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, Athens-Clarke County Transit will host their annual “Stuff-a-Bus” event during December 10-14. A bus, decked-out for the holidays, will be staged all day at several different locations during the week for people to donate non-perishable food items and help give Athens area families a holiday to remember. Each […]
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Below freezing temperatures prompt city of Atlanta to open a warming center
The city of Atlanta is responding to tonight’s expected cold snap by opening a warming center. Temperatures are expected to reach a low of 24 degrees tonight. The city will open an emergency warming center Tuesday night at 6 p.m The warming center will be at the Old Adamsville Recreation Center at 3404 Delmar Lane. […]
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Two suspects have been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting of a man at a Lithonia Citgo
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two suspects in the murder of a man at a Citgo gas station in Lithonia the night before Thanksgiving. Arrest warrants for both suspects allege that the victim, 20 year-old Traveon Quandarius Smith, was lured out of a vehicle by one of the suspects Nov. 21, at the […]
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How to vote early in Richmond County
Voters in Richmond County have many options available to them for casting their ballot in the Dec. 4 General Election Runoff. Advance Voting will begin Tuesday, Nov. 27 and will continue through Friday, Nov. 30, 2018 in the Beazley Room at the Municipal Building at 535 Telfair Street; at the Diamond Lakes Regional Park at […]
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Body found stabbed at camp site
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that occurred in the 100 block of Walnut Street. Deputies responded to a report of an unresponsive person, at what appears to be a campsite, located in a wooded area near Central City Park. Upon arrival, deputies found a deceased male in the wooded area. Police […]
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Fire destroys home on Main Street in Snellville
A fire destroyed a vacant home on Snellville’s Main Street early Monday morning. Gwinnett County Firefighters were alerted to the blaze by several 911 callers who reported a building on fire near the Renasant Bank and Krystal. When crews arrived on the scene they found a one-story home with a basement engulfed in flames. While […]
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Atlanta mayor announces new jobs training program
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the establishment of the Center for Workforce Innovation, a jobs training program focused on outcomes-based education for high-demand careers. The Center, which will be housed at Atlanta Technical College, is the result of a public-private partnership with the City of Atlanta, Atlanta Committee for Progress and Atlanta Technical College. Initial […]
