tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31021262774468738142024-03-21T18:36:55.329-07:00My Lawrenceville BlogLawrenceville Ga news and opinionBloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.comBlogger778125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-14986882643150527912011-07-31T08:11:00.000-07:002011-07-31T08:27:30.388-07:00Polish Pierogi Festival in Lawrenceville
WHAT: Polish Pierogi Festival
WHEN: Saturday, August 27th, 2011 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm
WHERE: Parish Hall, St. Marguerite d’Youville Church, 85 Gloster Rd.
Lawrenceville, GA 30044
COST: Free admission, but food tickets are $1 each.
Free parking and mini-bus shuttle. Air-conditioned Parish Hall. Free Playground – combo for children all day. Free entertainment.
For information call: 770-448-5222Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-83690371555948391362011-07-07T08:21:00.000-07:002011-07-07T08:21:42.514-07:00Lawrenceville GA in the newsFire Department kept busy during thunderstorms
Gwinnettdailypost.com
LAWRENCEVILLE — A teenage girl injured after lightning struck just outside her doorway was one of nearly a dozen significant lightning-related incidents in Gwinnett County Tuesday night. With severe thunderstorms rolling through the area between 7:30 ...
Yerkes Center inspection finds no violations
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Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-26054033743751032132011-06-19T06:18:00.000-07:002011-06-19T06:18:03.818-07:00Lawrenceville Ga in the newsNew sewage plant will replace six older ones
Duluth Weekly
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., (June 17, 2011) – A new, $277 million wastewater treatment plant starting up operations this week will allow Gwinnett water officials to shut down six older, smaller plants that are much less efficient. One of the old plants is on ...
College to host bioscience training
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Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-75499463317072704542011-06-11T11:13:00.001-07:002011-06-11T11:13:42.914-07:00Gwinnett Chamber official accused of sabotaging property sales agreementFarm says exec foiled land sale
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LAWRENCEVILLE — Settles Bridge Farm in Suwanee has accused a top official at the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce of sabotaging a sales agreement to prevent a private Catholic school from building on the property, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this ...Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-29238437655907625152011-06-11T11:11:00.001-07:002011-06-11T11:11:52.250-07:00Plans to rebuild a road leading to Rhodes Jordan ParkCity of Lawrenceville, county partner to rebuild park road
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LAWRENCEVILLE — Gwinnett County and the city of Lawrenceville have partnered together to rebuild a road that will lead into a renovated Rhodes Jordan Park. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved an intergovernmental agreement earlier this ...Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-60546733466194274712011-06-05T08:22:00.001-07:002011-06-05T08:22:39.876-07:00Pool Filter Upgrade To Save Water & EnergyNew pool filter to save water, energy
Gwinnettdailypost.com
LAWRENCEVILLE — A planned pool filter upgrade at the Collins Hill Aquatic Center will save water and energy at the county facility. The installation of a new regenerative-media pool filter system will use 90 percent less backwash water and could save ...Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-52020419576802400232011-06-05T08:10:00.001-07:002011-06-05T08:11:20.890-07:00Space Shuttle Astronaut Boe Visits Briscoe FieldVisitor from space: Shuttle astronaut speaks to crowd at Briscoe
Gwinnettdailypost.com
LAWRENCEVILLE — Col. Eric Boe still enjoys a peanut butter and jelly sandwich the way he ate it in space — on a tortilla. He misses a fresh salad when he's in space, but is otherwise living a career dream that even he didn't see when he watched the ...Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-41177878230909407942011-06-05T08:04:00.001-07:002011-06-05T08:04:26.780-07:00Aurora Theatre Ghost ToursAurora spooks with ghost tours
Gwinnettdailypost.com
LAWRENCEVILLE —The Aurora Theatre is organizing spooky ghost tours of the downtown square every Friday and Saturday through September and every night in October. This is the seventh straight year that the theater has hosted the tours. ...Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-81327950718853514202011-04-27T07:02:00.000-07:002011-04-27T07:02:48.477-07:00Lawrenceville's Oak Street Buildings to be DemolishedThe buildings are considered a health hazard, which is unfortunate, because they are also a piece of Lawrenceville history. My advice? Take lots of photos.
Gwinnett will demolish Oak Street buildings
Duluth Weekly
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., (April 26, 2011) – Before Gwinnett County moved its headquarters to the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center back in 1988, County administration Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-18425350345051933992011-03-21T08:29:00.000-07:002011-03-21T08:35:02.109-07:00Archer High School Girls' Softball Team Needs Your Support"I am writing in hopes you can help get the word out to help this local community cause. Girls sports deserve some respect - we have some really good athletes who are trying to get college scholarships to play softball after graduation. We need facilities where they can play, and Archer is the only high school in Gwinnett in this situation - no dugouts, no concession stand.
The girl's Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-54139973616445926872011-03-19T20:04:00.000-07:002011-03-19T20:04:18.853-07:00Paw Fest at Tribble Mill Park this yearThe Gwinnett Humane Society will host PAWfest 2011 in May. This is the event's 18th year. PAWfest is the largest community awareness, education and fundraising event of the year for the Gwinnett Humane Society.
Paw Fest 2011 will take place at a new location this year -- Tribble Mill Park in Lawrenceville Ga. Paw Fest will take place on Saturday, May 7th from 10 a.m. to 4Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-23374812997956989592011-03-09T07:02:00.001-08:002011-03-09T07:02:13.781-08:00Group raises funds for Bay Creek Park repairsAssociation raises funds for Bay Creek field repairs
Gwinnettdailypost.com
LAWRENCEVILLE — Six soggy ball fields at Bay Creek Park have caused the Grayson Athletic Association to cancel games for its 760 baseball players and 370 softball players. “In the past few years, we spent countless hours after a rain to pump water off ...Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-29435068233261553992011-03-09T07:01:00.001-08:002011-03-09T07:01:33.201-08:00Lawrenceville seeks governmental changeLawrenceville seeks city manager legislation
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Lawrenceville is the largest of Gwinnett County's 15 cities, with a population of nearly 30000. With the exception of Rest Haven (population 148), it is the only one without a city manager or administrator. City Clerk Bob Baroni oversees some ...Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-17601702814507243382011-03-09T07:00:00.001-08:002011-03-09T07:00:37.366-08:00Georgia Gwinnett College receives $50KGGC receives $50000 gift from Ratner Foundation
Duluth Weekly
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., (March 8, 2011) - Georgia Gwinnett College has received a five-year pledge of $50000 from the Milton M. Ratner Foundation of Franklin, Michigan, for the establishment of an endowed scholarship fund. The fund will enable GGC to award ...Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-12535039056492802532011-03-05T20:50:00.000-08:002011-03-05T20:51:13.544-08:00Air Force Academy's most successful coach to speak at eventAir Force Academy’s Winningest Coach to Speak at FCA Gwinnett Awards Banquet March 17
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. – March 2, 2011 - Fisher DeBerry, the Air Force Academy’s football coach with the most wins and highest winning percentage in the school’s history, will be the keynote speaker at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes(FCA) Gwinnett annual awards banquet and ceremony, March 17.
Set for 7 Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-58479459641288843112011-03-02T08:50:00.001-08:002011-03-02T08:52:11.062-08:00Lawrenceville Ga in the newsOfficials: Fire was sucicide
Gwinnettdailypost.com
LAWRENCEVILLE — An autopsy showed that a 26-year-old Lawrenceville man died from smoke and soot inhalation in a Sunday duplex fire, according to the Gwinnett Medical Examiner's Office. Firefighters found Kevin Haynes' body when they responded about 6 ...
Lightning Sends Tree Crashing Onto Lawrenceville Home
WGCL Atlanta
Stevens said that he Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-79304274008092217292011-02-17T16:58:00.001-08:002011-02-17T16:59:07.984-08:00Female Seminary Planning Black History Month EventsLawrenceville Female Seminary Plans Black History Month Celebration
Duluth Weekly
Saturday, February 26, 2011. The Gwinnett History Museum is a part of the History & Culture Program of the Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center. “In recognition of the rich African-American culture in Gwinnett County and across the region, ...Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-88074729092507820892011-02-08T07:47:00.001-08:002011-02-08T07:47:24.501-08:00Lawrenceville considers switch to city managerLawrenceville mulls switching to city manager
Gwinnettdailypost.com
LAWRENCEVILLE –— On Monday, Snellville City Manager Russell Treadway addressed mayor Judy Johnson and council members, delivering an informative ...Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-154857619346891562011-02-02T15:40:00.000-08:002011-02-02T15:40:00.729-08:00Lawrenceville celebrates with First FridaysFirst Fridays are a monthly shopping and dining celebration hosted on the first Friday of each month in downtown Lawrenceville. Lawrenceville's First Fridays will feature specials and extended hours from 5 pm until 9 pm at nearly 15 shopping and dining venues in downtown. Participating businesses include 2 Chic Boutique, Aristeacrats, Antoinettes Gift Boutique, Cosmo's Little Italy Pizza, Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-40705121184116895272011-01-29T06:00:00.000-08:002011-01-29T06:00:44.429-08:00Lawrenceville Ga NewsGeorgia grandfather convicted of murder 34 years later
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Alexis Stevens Gwinnett County Detention Center Johnny Wright, 65, was arrested by Lawrenceville police when a background check turned up an arrest ...
Braves Caravan stops in middle school
MLB.com
By Patty Rasmussen / Special to MLB.com | 01/28/11 3:45 PM EST LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- Middle-school kids can be a Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-79520464404473077772011-01-28T16:58:00.000-08:002011-01-28T16:59:20.553-08:00Lawrenceville Ga News
Woman killed in head-on crash
Online Athens
By Staff Reports - Athens Banner-Herald A Lawrenceville woman was killed Tuesday afternoon in a car crash near in Auburn that left three other women injured...
GGC selected to offer innovative genomics course
Duluth Weekly
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., (January 27, 2011) - Students at Georgia Gwinnett College will soon search for undiscovered organisms Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-77082867666135586342011-01-28T03:53:00.000-08:002011-01-28T03:57:05.299-08:00Snellville News: Snellville P.D. opens new police stationMy Snellville Blog - Snellville News & Events: Snellville Proud of ...
Lawrenceville's newly-elected Mayor Judy Johnson was there, as well as Charlotte Nash, candidate for Gwinnett County Commissioner; ...Read more>>Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-37691272059715060302011-01-28T03:47:00.001-08:002011-01-28T03:47:38.943-08:00Lawrenceville Ga NewsLawrenceville Cops Look For Fake Cop
News/Talk 750 WSB
By Jay Black @ January 27, 2011 3:35 AM Permalink | Comments (0) By Jennifer Griffies (WSB Radio) -- Lawrenceville Police have issued arrest warrants for a ...
Trial starts in 35-year-old murder
Gwinnettdailypost.com
The murder trial of a former Lawrenceville man finally began in Missouri Wednesday, almost 35 years after the alleged slaying.Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-36969351146502613392011-01-26T06:22:00.000-08:002011-01-26T06:22:30.384-08:00Lawrenceville Ga NewsLawrenceville Apartment Building Goes into Foreclosure
MyFox Atlanta
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Some Lawrenceville renters said that they didn't have power or a warm place to stay Tuesday night after being told their building was ...
Man wanted for alleged credit fraud
Gwinnettdailypost.com
Police released Tuesday surveillance photos of the large, black man exiting the Walmart at 4004 Lawrenceville Bloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102126277446873814.post-22835081944289687782011-01-19T08:11:00.000-08:002011-01-19T08:12:06.470-08:00Lawrenceville Ga in the newsSunday School teacher charged with molesting 14-year-old
Atlanta Journal Constitution
James Benjamin Harris, of Lawrenceville, faces six counts of child molestation and one charge of enticing a child for indecent purposes, according to ...
BOC OKs grant applications to improve airport
Gwinnettdailypost.com
LAWRENCEVILLE — Gwinnett officials will continue work to try to improve Briscoe Field asBloggahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066461057929929806noreply@blogger.com0