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Uga VII, Georgia's football mascot, dies
To the Bulldog Nation, the Uga mascot is royalty, the lineage anointed to represent the University of Georgia.
It was a story that made a lot of people mad. A woman posed as a representative of the charity Toys for Tots and tried to collect money from several businesses.
'Toys for Tots' Scam Has Businesses On Alert
Business owners in Gwinnett and Barrow counties are warning others about a woman they said is collecting money under false pretenses.
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Murder Trial For Georgia Dentist Set To Begin; Family Of Dolly Hearn Reacts
Jury selection begins on Thursday for Gwinnett County dentist Barton Corbin. Corbin, who had a dental practice in Dacula, is accused of killing his wife, Jennifer, in the head at their Buford home in the early hours on December 4th, 2004.
The Zac Brown Band and a host of friends serenaded a sold-out crowd at the Fox Theatre with more than four hours of music Friday night, in a benefit to rebuild the Georgia Theatre.
Two Auburn men die in separate wrecks on same road
An Auburn man was killed Sunday night when the car he was driving struck a tree after running off the same Gwinnett County road where another Auburn man died in a wreck two days earlier, police said.
Auburn man killed in Gwinnett crash
An Auburn man died Sunday evening in a single-car crash near Dacula, according to the Gwinnett County Police Department.
Gwinnett Board Blinks, Rescinds System Reorganization
Citizen-activists in Gwinnett County, Georgia, won a months-long battle with library officials October 21 when trustees at a specially called meeting voted unanimously to keep all 15 branches of the county system open as full-service libraries instead of converting three facilities to bookless computer centers or shuttering them altogether.
Coordinated drug bust nets eight
Gwinnett County police announced Oct. 26 that a coordinated, months long drug operation between the Narcotics Unit and District Attorney's Office netted seven pounds of cocaine, more than 1,500 grams of methamphetamine and eight suspects.
Board abandons plan for regional libraries in Gwinnett
Faced with political disbandment, the Gwinnett County Library Board voted Wednesday evening to shelve its plan to restructure the library system.
Gwinnett police arrest 8 in drug bust
Investigators with the Gwinnett County Police Narcotics unit Tuesday announced the successful conclusion of a long term narcotics operation.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Gwinnett police arrest eight in drug sting
What do a Hispanic grocery store, a mobile home in Lawrenceville and a ranch house in Dacula have in common? All three were bases of operation for eight local drug pushers who were arrested during a four-month-long investigation, Gwinnett County police announced at a press conference on Monday.
Drug Cartels Move Into Metro Atlanta Neighborhoods
"We deprived them of 2.7 million dollars of profit," said Gwinnett DA Danny Porter.
Under Pressure from County Officials, Gwinnett Library Will Maintain All Branches
In Gwinnett County, GA, apparently, changes in branch configuration ain't over 'til they're over.
Gwinnett Reconsiders Library Changes
The Gwinnett Library Board holds a special called meeting tonight to reconsider its proposed changes to the library system.
Library board schedules special meeting
After county commissioners sent it a threatening letter, the Board of Trustees of the Gwinnett Library System has called a special meeting to reconsider proposed changes in library service.
Starting in Athens, Georgia, participants skate through beautiful country roads and quiet suburbia before navigating city streets and crossing the 87-mile finish line in Atlanta's Piedmont Park.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Tom Cordell dedicated himself to rescuing others
Three decades ago Tom Cordell was a jack-of-all-trades at a Carrollton radio station overseeing its day-to-day operations, sharing the announcing load, selling advertisements and so on.
Some Gwinnett County Commissioners are getting involved in the fight over the how to run Gwinnett County libraries.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Gwinnett D.A. not charging financee with death of slain deputy
The fiancee of a slain Gwinnett County sheriff's deputy is free of any possible criminal charges against her, the Gwinnett County District Attorney said Thursday morning.