AJC -Gwinnett County News

White Water evacuated due to fire; no injuries reported

Sun, 07/11/2010 - 19:17
No injuries reported as maintenance building catches fire in Marietta.
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Driver crashes into Lawrenceville Sonic

Sun, 07/11/2010 - 11:24
A stuck accelerator is being blamed for a Sunday morning incident that left a vehicle embedded in a Lawrenceville restaurant.
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Benefit concert Saturday for 8-year-old burn victim

Sat, 07/10/2010 - 16:12
The family of Alfred Real, the 8-year-old Gwinnett boy who suffered severe burns over his body in an accident, will be holding a benefit concert Saturday at Moon Shadow Tavern.
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Jehovah's Witnesses meet in Gwinnett

Fri, 07/09/2010 - 17:51
Thousands of Jehovah's Witnesses are expected to attend the denomination's district convention at the Arena at Gwinnett Center this weekend.
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Deputy misjudged two DUI cases before Bannister

Fri, 07/09/2010 - 17:19
The Gwinnett County Sheriff's deputy who mistakenly charged Commission Chairman Charles Bannister with drunken driving last week had misjudged DUI cases twice before.
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Summer reading pushed to keep students from falling behind

Fri, 07/09/2010 - 17:02
A delivery van winds its way from Kanoheda Elementary in Lawrenceville to a modest apartment complex a few blocks away.
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Lilburn to revamp zoning laws amid mosque flap

Fri, 07/09/2010 - 16:47
Lilburn is looking to overhaul its zoning ordinances, which have remained virtually unchanged since the mid-1980s.
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Toddlers' mom reported them missing 5 hours after they were found

Fri, 07/09/2010 - 16:35
A Gwinnett County mother reported her two youngest children missing five hours after police found them wandering alongside Lawrenceville Highway, police said.
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Gwinnett mailing tax bills

Fri, 07/09/2010 - 16:12
Gwinnett County announced Friday property tax bills for 2010 will be mailed by July 22. Payment installment dates are Sept.
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Two women found bound in Gwinnett

Fri, 07/09/2010 - 12:14
Gwinnett County police said Friday that two women who were found tied up along Pleasant Hill Road late Thursday night were believed to be escorts who were robbed after meeting potential customers, and their cases fit a pattern of similar escort robberies stretching back to April.
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Weekend road work planned on I-85

Thu, 07/08/2010 - 17:46
The Georgia DOT plans weekend roadwork on southbound I-85 as construction continues on the extension of McGinnis Ferry Road.
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Ride the Ducks a unit of Norcross entertainment company

Thu, 07/08/2010 - 17:34
Until Wednesday, Herschend Family Entertainment was a low-profile company operating in a high-profile industry.
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Gwinnett seeks firms interested in developing airport

Thu, 07/08/2010 - 17:06
Gwinnett County has taken the next step in its planned study of airport privatization. The county Thursday issued a request for qualifications for firms interested in entering into a public-private partnership to operate Briscoe Field.
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Bass Pro Shops employee fired after putting kitten in freezer

Thu, 07/08/2010 - 16:28
An employee of  Bass Pro Shops at Discover Mills has been fired after putting a sick or dead kitten in the store's freezer, a company spokesman said Thursday. After a coworker of the female employee found the kitten frozen and lifeless, over $2,500 worth of ice cream had to be thrown out.
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Rep. Hank Johnson: Health is better, ready to get back to D.C.

Thu, 07/08/2010 - 13:28
Rep. Hank Johnson says he feels better than he has in years and is ready to return to Washington.
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Norcross-based "Duck" boats suspending operations, including at Stone Mountain

Thu, 07/08/2010 - 10:43
Norcross-based 'Duck' boats, operator of the amphibious boat involved in Wednesday's fatal accident in Philadelphia, is suspending operations including at Stone Mountain.
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Where there's smoke, there's fired: Gwinnett hospital snuffs out tobacco

Wed, 07/07/2010 - 17:23
When Gwinnett Medical Center said it would no longer hire tobacco users, it joined a short list of Georgia hospitals and other employers going that far in strengthening their smoking policies.
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Termination hearing set over racy county e-mails

Wed, 07/07/2010 - 16:59
The Forsyth County Commission voted Wednesday to hold a July 15 termination hearing for Planning Director Jeff Chance, but not before some acrimony broke out.
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Gwinnett helicopter pilot killed in Kentucky

Wed, 07/07/2010 - 09:55
MADISONVILLE, Ky. - A Georgia helicopter pilot has been killed while spraying a field in western Kentucky.
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Accused Gwinnett peeping tom banned from Targets

Wed, 07/07/2010 - 09:44
A man accused of taking pictures up a woman's skirt with his camera phone at a Duluth Super Target has been banned from all Targets.
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