Buford News Archives

Gwinnett County Police arrested three men and seized cocaine, money and a handgun from their car at a Buford gas station Thursday morning.

A 23-year-old Buford motorcycle rider died Oct. 20 after being hit while driving his dirt bike illegally on the roadway, said Gwinnett police.

Harmony Elementary School in Buford will close Friday because of illness, the school said Thursday in a letter sent to parents.

OL Duvan Milsap of Buford, GA committed to USC Tuesday night. Milsap said he made his decision last week and contacted Gamecock offensive line coach Eric Wolford and his recruiter Shane Beamer with the pledge.

North Hall resident Jennie Clayton is hosting her childhood friends as they get ready to walk 60 miles from Lake Lanier Islands to the site of the former Fulton County Stadium, across from Turner Field in downtown Atlanta this weekend.

Zombie dancers at Stadium of Screams float between the kids' area and the haunts.

Two separate American Legion posts have come together to form a brand new charter.

A Gwinnett County judge revoked bond Monday for a 23-year-old murder suspect who removed his ankle monitor while under house arrest.

Three decades of gardening skill celebrated with service project by Georgia Master Gardeners.

Local high schools showed what they could do during the 7th Annual Cats Classic held at Duluth High School Oct.

Lawyers for Troy Lee Davis portray him as a slow-witted, socially awkward man who tends to hoard items he rummages from the trash.

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Front row : Kristy Hale, Belinda Blay, Alex Milford, Yendi Reid, Ray Santiago, Chynna Allen, Elizabeth Weaver, Megan Mays and Hannah Lussi.

Police have ruled the shooting deaths of a man and woman who were found on the side of a Buford road as a murder-suicide. The Gwinnett County Medical Examiner's Office said Wednesday that 67-year-old Margie Gibbs shot and killed 53-year-old Jimmy Watts before turning the gun on herself Saturday.

A fatal double shooting in Buford Saturday has now been ruled a murder-suicide. Gwinnett Police spokesman Brian Kelly said 67-year-old Margie Gibbs of Columbus shot 53-year-old Jimmy Watts of Tiger multiple times before turning the gun on herself.

The Gainesville High football team maintains its top spot in the Associated Press Class AAA football poll this week following last week's win against West Hall.

A man and a woman were found fatally shot in Buford Saturday night, Gwinnett County police said.

Buford Dam prevented $124 million in damage by being able to stem the full force of water flowing downstream in recent floods, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said today.