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Northside Cardiovascular Institute now open in Midtown Atlanta with more locations coming to Gwinnett

The physicians of Northside Cardiovascular Institute are pleased to begin seeing patients in their new office at the Northside Medical Midtown building, located at 1110 West Peachtree Street in Midtown Atlanta. The physicians, formerly of The Heart Center of Northeast Georgia Medical Center, include: (from left to right, top to bottom)...

Greater Atlanta Christian Students Earn National Merit Scholarship Recognition

Greater Atlanta Christian School recently announced that senior Nicolas Veltmaat of Duluth was named as a National Merit Semifinalist in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Competition. Mr. Veltmaat has been named among approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 65th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Semifinalists are selected from about 1.6 million high school students who took...

Converge! 40+ Students Learn About Convergent Journalism in Intern Program

Have you heard about Converge? Big things are happening! We recently had 40 students from all Gwinnett County Public Schools come together for Converge, our multi-media internship program. We talked about convergent journalism, our LoveGwinnett initiative, storytelling, and so much more. We're excited to see what these students come up with and work on! The...

Gwinnett Online Campus Assistant Principal honored for innovation

Christine Austin, an assistant principal at Gwinnett Online Campus, has been named a recipient of the 2019 Innovative Educator Prize. The competition recognizes teachers and school leaders who use blended and online learning to move beyond current constraints in the education system. Austin was selected after creating a personalized...

There’s a new Chief in town: County Administrator appoints veteran police officer as new police chief

County Administrator Glenn Stephens today announced the appointment of Deputy Chief Tom Doran to succeed Police Chief A.A. “Butch” Ayers, who is retiring after 35 years of service to Gwinnett County. Stephens said, “The Gwinnett County Police Department is a prime example of the succession planning and leadership development that the County strives to...

Kyle Norton Appointed Georgia Gwinnett College Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities

The Grizzlies are on the prowl! Or at least, GGC's Kyle Norton is. Georgia Gwinnett College Associate Vice President of Athletics Dr. Darin S. Wilson has announced the promotion of Kyle Norton to the administrative position of Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities within the Office of Athletics. Norton, a 2015 GGC...

Coffee with Duluth Mayor Nancy Harris

On a hot and bright afternoon over iced coffee at Simply Done Donuts in downtown Duluth, Mayor Nancy Harris glances out one of the giant windows to the elementary school across the street. “I attended school right there. That’s part of the old cafeteria where I ate lunch.” A life-long Duluth resident, she grew up...

Buford’s AC Hollis Honored with $20M CHOA Donation

Once a Buford Wolf, always a Buford Wolf. Anna Charles Hollis was only able to attend Buford City Schools for a couple of weeks, but to them, she will always be considered a Wolf. Anna Charles Hollis, the six-year-old daughter of Benji Hollis, the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl’s vice president of sales, was diagnosed with...