Good Morning Gwinnett Podcast

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Known for his namesake county, rare signature, and statue on top of a “castle of commerce” (Mall of Georgia). You might think ol’ Button Gwinnett would have been long forgotten if not for the success of the county. Turns out there’s a lot more to his story. Button was human. He had real fears, doubts, and emotions. We begin the tale of Button Gwinnett a bit differently...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Jenny Taylor is a sought after public speaker on the topics of successful large-scale public/private partnerships, employer engagement, and employment outcomes for people with significant barriers. She is Vice President of Career Services at the largest Goodwill in the nation for mission outcomes, leading evidence-based programs with outcomes in the top 10% of the indu...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Developers seem up to the challenge of transforming the Rockbridge area, despite the ongoing pandemic that’s altered the economic landscape. More than 100 homes and a new hotel have been approved for construction, and developers have expressed interest in redeveloping nearby shopping centers, said Jim Brooks, the CID’s executive director. The county and state have comp...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com The Gwinnett County Police Department will participate in the 2020 National Faith and Blue weekend event Oct. 9-11 by partnering with community outreach projects. Oct. 9: The West Precinct is partnering with Peachtree Corners Baptist Church for a winter coat drive 4 to 8 p.m. at 4480 Peachtree Corners Circle. Coats may be donated ahead at the West Precinct, Central Pre...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Tens of thousands of absentee ballots requested in Gwinnett County haven’t yet been mailed to voters because of delays caused by an unusually large ballot envelope. Gwinnett increased the size of its ballot envelope as the result of a court settlement in March that required larger type sizes and clearer instructions in response to a lawsuit over high numbers of ballot...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Carol Love returned to Family Promise of Gwinnett as the Executive Director in August of 2019. For the previous five years she was an Associate at Wilbanks Partners, where she focused on marketing, events, and client relationship management. Carol was the founding Director of Family Promise of Gwinnett’s SaltLight Center and is excited to be back and working with the c...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com At the end of a rancorous and chaotic debate -- in which President Donald Trump tried to bulldoze challenger Joe Biden with insults, slashing interruptions and callous attacks on Biden's family -- the President questioned the legitimacy of the November election, refused to say whether he would concede should he lose and declined to forcefully condemn White supremacists...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Another judge has put a court order in place stopping the US Postal Service from making policy changes that would slow down election mail. "Plaintiffs have also demonstrated that the combination of the reduction of late trips, extra trips and reduced sorting capacity puts the timely delivery of election mail at risk," Judge Emmet Sullivan of the DC District Court wrote...

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www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett residents are being encouraged to show their support of the Snellville Police Department on Thursday — by being mellow and eating some pizza. Mellow Mushroom in Snellville will donate 10% of all food and drink orders to the Snellville Citizens' Police Academy Alumni group to support the city's police department. The restaurant is located at 2000 Main St. East....

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com More than two years ago, Billie J. Elliott and her neighbors succeeded in fending off a proposed QuikTrip at the entrance to their Gwinnett County neighborhood. Now, they’re battling again. Tuesday, county leaders will hear another proposal to build a QuikTrip gas station and convenience store next to Elliott’s house, at the intersection of Jimmy Carter Boulevard and H...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com To qualify, candidates must have at least 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of college credit. In addition to the online application, potential substitutes must also submit a reference and a copy of their college diploma or transcripts. Applicants without a valid or expired teaching certificate, or experience student teaching in Gwinnett County Public Schools, must...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Today I will be talking to my guest Caylin White. I want to know does affirmations work. We hear all the time is we just keep saying things over and over they will come true, well today Caylin is going to answer that question for us. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/good-morning-gwinnett-podcast--3262933/support . 🎙️ Good Morning Gwi...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett County voters will have more opportunities to vote early than ever before. County commissioners on Tuesday approved an early voting plan for November’s election that opens the main elections office and eight other locations for three straight weeks of early voting. It’s the first time there have been nine places to cast early ballots, and the first time they’v...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com The Gwinnett County district attorney race took a new dramatic turn Monday when the Democratic candidate, Patsy Austin-Gatson, filed a libel and slander lawsuit against her opponent, incumbent DA Danny Porter. The lawsuit is in response to interviews Porter did with two local television stations as well as a press release he issued last week after he filed a complaint...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com sitting DA, Danny Porter. Porter, a Republican, is running for reelection. Porter said he had heard rumors for months that Austin-Gatson and Curtis Clemons, who was running for sheriff, were using county resources to create, edit, print and deliver campaign materials. Both Austin-Gatson and Clemons work in the county solicitor’s office. So does Austin-Gatson’s husband,...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Revelation. Restoration. Elevation is what this powerhouse of a woman is all about. Bridget Smith-Hayes, is a Licensed Massage Therapist and owner of Akello Life, specializing in pain relief and certified in other modalities which she uses in her arsenal of tools to clear the path along this life journey. Bridget holds a degree in Metaphysics and Human Relations. Bridg...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Enrollment in Gwinnett County Public Schools has been lower than anticipated so far this year, but district officials said they are continuing to monitor new enrollments before determining how far off they will be from their projections. The school system had projected having 181,268 students this year. A district-handled enrollment count conducted last week put enroll...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com The ambitions of the Water Tower innovation center are slighter than those for Rowen, which anticipates a research campus that brings 25,000 full-time jobs and more than $6 billion in economic activity by 2050. But people involved say they expect the Water Tower project to also have a great impact — on workforce training, innovation and advancements in water technology...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com The Gwinnett Chamber will hold a virtual Candidates Forum at 5 p.m. Sept. 8 to help get to know the candidates for Gwinnett County Commission Chair, District 1, and District 3. The event will include candidates for Gwinnett County Commission Chair: Nicole Love Hendrickson and David Post, candidates for District 1: Kirkland Carden and Laurie McClain, and those seeking t...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Sixty members of Berkmar High School's football team, and 10 coaches with the team, are under quarantine as a precaution after a member of the team tested positive for the COVID-19 novel coronavirus disease, according to school system officials. The district said one member of the team had tested positive as of Wednesday morning. Because of that case, and the quarantin...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett County commissioners Tuesday rejected requests to spend nearly $3 million to make absentee voting easier for residents. The county’s Board of Registration and Elections asked the government to spend $2.4 million to send absentee ballot applications to all active registered voters in the county, a number they expected could reach 600,000 people. The board also...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Help is on the way for low-income Georgia families whose children attend public schools that are holding classes virtually amid the pandemic, the state announced Monday. Around $17 million from state-administered federal aid is being set aside for child-care scholarships to help eligible low-income parents either working or in school pay for child-care services during...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com A virtual summit is being planned for next month to teach Gwinnettians what they should, and should not, do to stay safe during the COVID-19 novel coronavirus disease pandemic. The Gwinnett Cares Healthcare Summit is scheduled for Sept. 2, with sessions being offered via Zoom and Facebook Live from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. The summit is expected to focus on concerns in the...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com As the first African American to win the Birmingham City Chess Championship, first in 1999 and again in 2000, Orrin Hudson knows how to make the winning move. But as a former gang member in his teen and the seventh of 13 children growing up in Birmingham public housing, Hudson knows that the principles of chess — concentration, self-esteem, problem-solving skills and d...