Dacula News

GWINNETT COUNTY — On July 14th, 2008 a Gwinnett County investigator met with a mother who stated that her child told her that he was inappropriately touched by his friend’s father. The incident occurred at Bergen Court in Lawrenceville. Preliminary investigation indicated that the molestation occurred when the victim had spent the night at the suspect’s house while visiting a friend

Gwinnett County Police responded to two separate shooting incidents in the Duluth area last night that resulted in a man being killed, a toddler being shot and two other adults receiving gunshot wounds. The first incident occurred around 8:00 P.M. in the parking lot of the Bahama Breeze restaurant located at 3590 Breckinridge Boulevard in Duluth .

Thomas Boyce's landscaping career started with a stroke of luck, a stretch of truth, and a competent group of friends.

While reading the July 27 edition of the New York Times I came across this wedding announcement: 'Coleen Mary Jennings and Bethany Ann Mills affirmed their partnership on Wednesday night at Full Moon, a resort ...

Recently, my fiancee and I had the honor and privilege of being part of the escort for Cpl.

Investigators of the Gwinnett County Police Accident Investigation Unit were called out to Interstate 85 around 4:45 a.m. this morning near the Beaver Ruin Road overpass for a fatal motor vehicle accident ...

Investigators with the Gwinnett County Drug Task Force discovered and seized a large quantity of marijuana after following up on an anonymous tip.

A CNN reporter, Soledad O'Brien, wrote an article entitled Behind the Scenes: Black and Shopping in America.

(CNN) -- For Atlanta native Leah Wells, it's the humiliation she remembers most. Not long ago, Wells sent me a note and forwarded a letter she had just mailed to Glenn Murphy, chairman and CEO of Gap Inc. The letter detailed what happened when Wells and two girlfriends decided to ditch the gym during an office lunch break and do some "power-shopping" instead. The three young women, all in their 20s and all black, ended up detained for shoplifting.

A powerful storm rolled through Dacula last evening between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. causing power outages and downed trees.

Gwinnett County firefighters responded at 7:40 a.m. this morning to the report of a hot air balloon down in the 4400 block of Landover Way in Suwanee.

DNW: The general consensus of the officer's we interviewed was you want to eliminate the county police department and expand the sheriff's department. Is that statement true? Commissioner Green: There is ABSOLUTELY no truth to that rumor!

As I slowly walk up to the pitcher’s mound, I can sense the excitement in the crowd. They have been waiting for this pitch for 18 months. The smell of hotdogs and popcorn is ever-present in the air. I can still see balloons rising in the far distance, far from where they were first released several minutes ago.

LAWRENCEVILLE - Cpl. Jon Ayers, killed in Afghanistan one week ago during an insurgent raid, received a hero's welcome Saturday as his American-flag draped casket arrived for its solemn journey to its final resting place.

DACULA - To his friends, Donny Edouard was a priorities-first thinker, a loyalist to everyone and a young father bent on raising his infant daughter right. They say his chief counterpart is a different story. Edouard, 20, was practically joined at the hip with his old Dacula High School chum Devin Grell - the 20-year-old man accused of firing a shot into Edouard's head last weekend, killing him at home, a friend said.

Gwinnett County investigators responded after a uniform officer was dispatched to a 9-1-1 call at 3492 Satellite Boulevard in Duluth concerning a person possibly being shot.

Firefighters responded to a report of a fire at 155 Paper Mill Road at 07:27 P.M. in Lawrenceville.

Gwinnett County Police investigators arrested 48-year-old, Michael James Saunders at his home in Duluth without incident.

The new Puckett's Mill Elementary School located at 2442 S. Puckett's Mill Road in Dacula will have an Open House on Sunday, July 20th to welcome students, parents and community members.

The 20-mile stretch of Georgia Highway 8 between Statham and Carl never will qualify as a scenic route.