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www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett County Commission Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson has asked Gov. Brian Kemp to veto a redrawn commission map that Thursday passed the General Assembly. In a statement, Hendrickson urged state legislators to instead send Kemp the map that the commission last month approved unanimously. “From the very beginning of this process, the Board of Commissioners has...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com After watching his soccer teammates go off to college, Reyes struggled to find his next steps until the night his grandmother had a heart attack. While at the hospital with his family, Reyes was asked to interpret for his grandmother. With no one else on staff in the ICU who could speak Spanish, Reyes was asked if he’d be comfortable accompanying his grandmother into a...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Although their request for funding to raise the minimum wage of its employees was turned down by Gwinnett County government, the Gwinnett County Public Libraries system is moving forward with the raises for this year by using contingency reserve funds. But, the system’s executive director, Charles Pace, issued a warning on Monday night: the library system’s can’t affor...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com A longtime collaboration between the school district and postsecondary partner Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) has been formalized with an agreement that strengthens collaborative efforts to prepare today’s students to be tomorrow’s leaders. The new agreement—signed by Dr. Jann L. Joseph, GGC president, and Dr. Calvin J. Watts, GCPS superintendent—will enhance connectio...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com “As a multicultural educational leader, I advocate for the representation of all races, ethnicities, religions and cultures,” Johnson said in a statement. “Every child, regardless of race, must know they are seen, heard, respected, valued and celebrated. All children must learn historical facts and understand that their stories and lives matter.” SOURCE: www. AJC.com S...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Senate Bill 369 was approved by a vote of 32-21 in the chamber. The Senate rejected — in a 22-30 vote — a proposed amendment that would have let the county's voters have the final say on whether the change would be made. Another amendment that would have changed SB 369 to apply to all school boards in Georgia was ruled out of order. Senate Bill 369 was authored by stat...

Start Your Own Podcast www. PodcastUniversity.training The new agreement, to be signed by GGC President Jann L. Joseph and GCPS Superintendent Calvin J. Watts, will enhance connections between the college and Gwinnett County Public Schools, building on the work of past leaders to strengthen relationships between the two largest education organizations in Gwinnett County and to provide a more strat...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Georgia Gwinnett College’s Office of Athletics has partnered with content-management leader INFLCR (pronounced influencer) for student-athlete branding and personal marketing opportunities. INFLCR, a Teamworks company, is the leading content and compliance platform for elite athletic programs, educating and preparing staff and athletes for the Name, Image and Likeness...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com With tax season upon us, we are happy to welcome Erica Thomas owner of Get Max Tax to Gwinnett. I am so very excited to be on an entrepreneur journey as a Franchise Owner of Get Max Tax! Get Max Tax is an Income Tax Company started by two young men that grew from one small office into a chain of offices all throughout the US with different Franchise Owners. I am blesse...

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www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com A group of Georgia lawmakers has filed legislation to block critical race theory from being taught in public schools. The theory is centered around the idea that race is a social construct used to oppress people of color. It was developed by legal scholars in the late 1970s and 1980s and concludes racism in America is systemic. It gained new notoriety in response to th...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Cobb County school board member Dr. Jaha Howard is entering the campaign. “I’m excited about this first phase of the campaign that’s centered on actively listening to educators and families before we finalize our platform,” he said to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Monday. The dentist previously said he was considering a run for the state job because of the “casua...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com The Gwinnett County Board of Education on Thursday elected Tarece Johnson as its new chair. Johnson, a Democrat, is in her second year on the board. She is the first Black woman to serve as chair. Johnson holds a doctorate in education and has worked as an artist, educator and entrepreneur, according to the district website. When she was elected to the board, Johnson s...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.comPeachtree Corners’ Curiosity Lab partner Brodmann17 has joined the 5G Open Innovation Lab (5GOILab) after several months of successful tests of its state-of-the-art Advanced Driver Assistance System technology in the city. In June 2021, Israeli-based Brodmann17, brought their technology to Curiosity Lab’s Level 3 autonomous test vehicle to test its software-only percept...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett County is preparing to begin a new effort to come up with a plan for developing the county’s transit system. County commissioners voted Tuesday to award a nearly $1.49 million contract to Washington D.C.-based Foursquare Integrated Transportation Planning Inc. to conduct work on the plan. This plan will replace the Connect Gwinnett plan that was the basis for...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com It has been no secret that Gwinnett County Board of Education Chairman Everton Blair planned to run for state school superintendent this year, but he formally kicked off his campaign on Tuesday. Blair, who filed paperwork earlier this month to run for the Democratic Party's nomination for the seat, issued a statement early Tuesday to officially launch his bid for state...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Repaving of city streets did not slow down in 2021. SPLOST will continue to fund these improvements in 2022. Streetscaping in Old Town was planned and funded in 2021. Phase one will be parking, sidewalks, pedestrian crossings, landscape plantings, a four way stop at First and Main, and an upgrade to the water main on Railroad Avenue. Phase two will be streetscape impro...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Ever since Northside took over Gwinnett Medical there have been some huge changes. One main change is the way patients are billed for outpatient procedures. Before when you went for a procedure you would pay a copay if you had one. If you had a deductible you would be billed for that amount at a later date, well that is a thing of the past. When you go for a procedure...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Demetrius Hollins, who is Black, was assaulted by two white officers on April 12, 2017, and the pair was later fired and charged. Sgt. Michael Bongiovanni had pulled Hollins over for a license plate issue, and shortly after Hollins exited the car with his hands up, the sergeant punched him in the face, bystander video showed. As Hollins lay facedown, apparently not res...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com We regret to inform you that the United Ebony Society’s annual Martin Luther King Parade scheduled to be held in the city of Lawrenceville, GA on January 17, 2022, has been cancelled. The decision to cancel the parade is two-fold. In efforts to honor the wishes of the King family, the celebration could not take place without the inclusion of Voting Rights legislation....

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett County Board of Education Chair Everton Blair on Friday registered as a potential candidate for state school superintendent, according to the Georgia Campaign Finance Commission website. Blair, a Democrat, announced in November that he would not seek reelection to his school board seat in 2022. He was first elected in 2018 and became the board’s first Black, o...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com County commissioners at a recent meeting said residents have inundated them with calls and emails about the problem, which worsened after high winds earlier this week felled tree branches and blew around trash that had been awaiting collection. Commission Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson said residents told her “their neighborhoods look like war zones in Third World...