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www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com A small group of Gwinnett County Public Schools students will return to the classroom this week for the first time since March. The district’s phased return plan, which about half of its roughly 180,000 students have opted into, begins Wednesday with kindergartners as well grades 1, 6 and 9. Special education in self-contained classrooms will also return, regardless of...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com ATLANTA - Unemployed Georgians will soon begin receiving enhanced federal unemployment benefits that were cut off at the end of last month when the program expired, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday. The $300 weekly supplements will come from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Lost Wages Assistance Program, a new grant initiative President Donald...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Nearly 50,000 Gwinnett County Public Schools students have received Chromebooks from the district to help them participate in remote learning. The school board approved the purchase of 19,000 more on Thursday night. The 19,000 laptops approved Thursday night will cost the district $5 million. The Chromebooks and hot spots are intended to provide access to virtual learn...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Jerrilynn B. Thomas is the founder of Smart Women Partner & Grow Rich. Jerrilynn helps women increase their leads, brand awareness, and influence using LinkedIn by facilitating collaborative marketing partnerships between them. She creates high profile large scale collaborative marketing projects that busy business and professional women from a wide range of industries...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett County’s nearly 600,000 voters will have to wait two more weeks to find out if the county will send them mail-in ballot applications for this fall’s general election. A proposal to send out the applications, as well as pay an estimated $516,000 to cover of postage for return envelopes for the ballots, had been on the commission’s agenda for Tuesday. Instead of...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett County residents are about to start seeing school buses driving through their neighborhoods again. Gwinnett County Public Schools officials said bus drivers will begin running their routes in the mornings and afternoons on Wednesday. The plan is to have bus drivers get used to their routes before the district begins phasing in students returning to school late...

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www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Caylin White is the founder of CBCInked and digital marketing consultant in the Atlanta area. Caylin create Artfirmations - positive artistic affirmations for daily wellness. I am also the founder of CBCInked - all things creative marketing and content training. Marketing in a Box is a new training course coming soon including digital marketing training in one simple d...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Man yesterday was a busy one for me and for so many others, because there were election runoffs. There were some major upsets here in Gwinnett County. Now I understand why candidates say they hate runoffs. Nicole Love Hendrickson is running for the Gwinnett County Chairwoman position. If she wins she will be the first Black person to ever hold that position. Keybo Tayl...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com The state’s primary runoff election will be held Tuesday with voters deciding nominees in races for commission seats, tax commissioner, a state Senate seat and sheriff. They will also decide the winner of a Superior Court race where incumbent Superior Court Judge Kathryn Schrader is being challenged by Magistrate Court Judge Deborah Fluker in the runoff. Democrats will...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Talk to people that Chris Krimitsos has spent any amount of time with and you’ll hear descriptions like “changemaker,” “motivator,” “catalyst for change,” and “inspiration.” Whether it’s a major corporation’s CEO or a solopreneur, Chris is passionate about being a difference maker. Unlike the featured guest who comes in and delivers a keynote and leaves, slipping out t...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett County Public Schools parents who want their children back in the classroom will eventually get their wish after all. Just not for at least the first two weeks of the school year, Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks announced on Tuesday. Gwinnett County schools will still begin the school year in an all digital format for all students on Aug. 12, but some student...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com The Gwinnett County Public School District confirmed Friday that some employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, but declined to say how many. “Unfortunately, some Gwinnett County Public School employees have tested positive for COVID-19,” school district spokesman Bernard Watson said in a statement. He said he could not share details due to medical privacy la...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com The Gwinnett County Public School District confirmed Friday that some employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, but declined to say how many. “Unfortunately, some Gwinnett County Public School employees have tested positive for COVID-19,” school district spokesman Bernard Watson said in a statement. He said he could not share details due to medical privacy la...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett County Entrepreneur & Small Business ManagerMark Farmer is my guest today. We will be talking about the new Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center. The Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center (GEC) will be a County-sponsored facility designed to support entrepreneurs and nurture small businesses startups. The GEC will provide budding entrepreneurs with instruction, networking conn...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett County Entrepreneur & Small Business ManagerMark Farmer is my guest today. We will be talking about the new Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center. The Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center (GEC) will be a County-sponsored facility designed to support entrepreneurs and nurture small businesses startups. The GEC will provide budding entrepreneurs with instruction, networking conn...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com “I understand that there’s no fully right answer, but to me, knowing that (on Wednesday), we’re expected to report back to the buildings, but be in our classrooms with the doors shut and on our computer for all trainings — that, to me, felt like there could be some flexibility in doing the same thing in the safety of my home,” elementary school teacher Ashley Newman sa...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Keep in mind that as a woman “of a certain age,” I am a certified expert on bad bounces (and short of having spandex panels grafted onto my thighs, I am destined to bounce even more with each passing year). But, on a more serious note, I am a bit of an expert on the other kind of bad bounces as well—the kind that can shake your foundation, shatter your world and fling...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett County commissioners voted 4-1 to ask voters to once again decide whether a 30-year 1% sales tax should be implemented to fund transit expansion in the county. The transit expansion vote will take place Nov. 3, less than two years after voters rejected a referendum on Gwinnett joining MARTA. Gwinnett will break some ground with the new vote on expanding its ex...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com On July 20, 2020, CEO/Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks announced that Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) will open the 2020-21 school year on August 12 with all students receiving digital instruction. Although the district had planned to begin with both in-person and digital instruction, the current COVID-19 situation required a change in those plans. “There is no r...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett County Public Library officials announced Wednesday that the Duluth branch is temporarily closed after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. According to a post on the library's web site, the Duluth branch is closed "so it can be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected." Officials said the Duluth location is planning to reopen for curbside pickup sometime ne...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com The city had allowed those protests to take place without making organizers go through the processes established by Lawrenceville's parades and assemblies ordinance. That ended this week. "As we begin to move forward, learn and grow as a community, we must do so in an organized manner," city officials announced Tuesday afternoon. "During the past few weeks, the City of...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com There will be no fried Oreos, Ferris wheel or speeding rides to enjoy at the Gwinnett County Fair this September, and the reason is all too familiar. It's the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic's fault. The Gwinnett County Fairgrounds announced Monday night that its board of directors has decided to cancel this year's county fair because of the ongoing pandemic. Gwinn...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Metro Atlanta’s regional transit board on Thursday signed off on Gwinnett County’s proposed plan for expansion of services. It’s one of the final steps before commissioners must decide whether they want to send a transit measure to voters, the second in less than two years. Gwinnett’s proposal would extend MARTA’s heavy rail from the Doraville station to Jimmy Carter B...

www. GoodMorningGwinnett.com Dr. Holden has defied the odds as she has gone from being homeless with six children in the streets of Atlanta to a Political candidate in the “2017” election, from a GED to a Doctorate degree in Leadership Studies and a 12x Published author. She’s now an inspirational speaker and the creator of a Christian comic book called “The Light Shall.” She has an inspirational...