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updated: Sat Jul 19, 2008 01:28 am

Lawrenceville News

Local news for Lawrenceville, GA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

11 hrs ago | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Former Gwinnett officer accused of racketeering

A former Gwinnett County police sergeant is accused of abusing his credibility as an officer to sell used cars, sometimes at high mark-ups. Michael James Saunders, who resigned from the department last month ...

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Related Topix: Gwinnett County, GA, Atlanta Metro, Lilburn, GA

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Arms charges involve schools

Two grand jury indictments issued this week in Gwinnett County highlight the problem - - and potential consequences - - of young men bringing weapons to school.

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Related Topix: Gwinnett County, GA, Grayson, GA, Lilburn, GA

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Election Results: County Commission: Races go down to the wire

The races for chairman of the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners - - and the District 3 commissioner - - were so close at press time that it wasn't clear how the Aug.

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Related Topix: Gwinnett County, GA, Suwanee, GA, Duluth, GA

Mon Jul 14, 2008

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Dacula man arrested in double shooting

A 20-year-old Dacula man has been arrested in connection with a double shooting over the weekend that left one man dead and an 18-year-old woman hospitalized.

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Related Topix: Dacula, GA

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Questions remain in kidnapping

Police are trying to determine why the victim of an alleged kidnapping lied about his identity when officers found him walking along a Gwinnett County roadside early Monday.

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Related Topix: Gwinnett County, GA, Violent Crime, Sandy Springs, GA

Sat Jul 12, 2008

WSB-TV

Double Shooting In Gwinnett Leaves 1 Dead

Gwinnett County police are investigating a double shooting that left one person dead Friday night.

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Related Topix: Gwinnett County, GA

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Atlanta Business Chronicle

Piedmont Hospital, Emory appeal GMC's open-heart program

Two major competitors have appealed the state's decision to allow Gwinnett Medical Center to launch an open-heart program.

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Related Topix: Gwinnett County, GA, Atlanta, GA

Wed Jul 09, 2008

CBS 46

Tree Falls On Lawrenceville Home

Tuesday night's storms knocked a tree down onto a Lawrenceville home, authorities said.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Gas line fire sparks evacuation

A cable worker was injured Tuesday in Lawrenceville when a torch he was using to repair an underground cable ignited a nearby gas line.

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Related Topix: Privacy

Mon Jul 07, 2008

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Lawrenceville wants college students downtown

Lawrenceville city leaders approved a study Monday on how to connect area college students with downtown businesses.

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Related Topix: Gwinnett County, GA

WXIA-TV Atlanta

Kidnapping Suspect Shot, Killed; Victim Found Alive

Sandy Springs Police are investigating the kidnapping of an individual they believe was abducted on July 1st from the Magnolia Apartments in Sandy Springs.

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Related Topix: Gwinnett County, GA

Sat Jul 05, 2008

WDUN-AM Gainesville

One dead, six injured in two North Georgia wrecks

Georgia State Patrol officials said a woman from Commerce died after a car crash on the Oconee-Morgan County Line.

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Related Topix: Commerce, GA, Oconee, GA, Stephens County, GA

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Police seek extradition over 4-year-old's killing

Gwinnett County authorities are working with federal agencies to extradite a Mexican man wanted for the murder of his 4-year-old daughter.

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Related Topix: Gwinnett County, GA, World News, Mexico,

The Post and Courier

Griffin surges into Rice Planters lead

" Matt Griffin, the top-ranked amateur in Australia, fired a 7-under-par 65 today and moved into a two-shot lead midway through the 36th annual Rice Planters Amateur golf tournament at Snee Farm Country Club.

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Lawrenceville to vote on linking college students to jobs, services

Lawrenceville officials are scheduled to vote Monday night on whether to order a study of ways to connect area college students with jobs and services downtown.

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Recyclers find alternatives after Duluth fire

Connie Wiggins had to take a minute to find the right words. Sitting in the Lawrenceville office of Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful on Wednesday morning, the executive director was thinking back to last week's fire ...

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Related Topix: Duluth, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Norcross, GA, Lilburn, GA, Snellville, GA

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Chicago Tribune

Jamaicans debate translation of Bible to patois

Plans to translate the Bible into patois -- Jamaica's unofficial language -- have ignited a fiery debate that stretches beyond the shores of this island nation.

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Related Topix: World News, Jamaica, Central America

WSB-AM Atlanta

Carnival Ride Accident

Investigators with the Georgia Department of Labor will be in Gwinnett County Wednesday morning to inspect a carnival ride that malfunctioned Tuesday night, injuring a patron at McNair Amusements in Loganville.

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Related Topix: Gwinnett County, GA, Loganville, GA

Tue Jul 01, 2008

WSB-AM Atlanta

Sketch Released in Wenal Murder

Gwinnett County Police have released a composite sketch of a man who was seen in the neighborhood the day before and the day after 60-year-old Eva Kay Wenal was found murdered and lying in a pool of blood by ...

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Related Topix: Gwinnett County, GA

MyFOX Atlanta

Dead Child's Body Found in a Gwinnett Co. Attic

The body of 4-year-old Prisi Vasquez was found in the attic of a Lawrenceville home Wednesday, June 25, 2008.

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Related Topix: Gwinnett County, GA, Atlanta Metro

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Lawrenceville, Georgia is located in Gwinnett County and is part of the Atlanta Metro Area. Zip codes in Lawrenceville include 30043, 30044, and 30045.

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