On an August day in 1984, a man from Memphis, Tennessee came to town. He was doing the business of the federal government, charged with selling an old post office building in the downtown Buford square.
City Commission Chairman Phillip Beard greeted him, and they walked across the street together. It was blistering hot...
Q: Just how effective is Derek M. Hays at getting compensation for his clients?
A: He’s obtained more than $125 million for the injured and grieving since 1997.
Touting 25 years of experience as a personal injury attorney, Derek M. Hays is among Georgia’s ELITE trial lawyers. He’s been consistently recognized...
2022 has marked quite the milestone for Peggy Slappey Properties. Not only is it their seventh consecutive year winning Best of Gwinnett, but it’s their 40th year bringing exceptional service and making homebuying dreams come true in and around Gwinnett!
For the past four decades, the family-owned real estate agency with offices in Buford and Dacula...
People talk about being present – making the effort not to dwell in the past or spending precious time anticipating the future. It’s a discipline some find difficult to master.
In December 2020, the Hayhursts of Buford would be dealt a crushing blow that weaker families couldn’t have endured. The silver lining they’d discover...
Written by Micah Xu, Converge multimedia journalism intern and Junior at Gwinnett School of Math, Science & Technology (GSMST)
Meet Dr. Stamm, a teacher working at the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (GSMST), and a woman who focuses on teaching students the value of teamwork in the...
Written by Micah Xu, Converge multimedia journalism intern and Junior at Gwinnett School of Math, Science & Technology (GSMST)
Why do we make things? That question has been asked by scholars and philosophers since we began asking philosophical questions. The simple answer to that question then “to serve a purpose”, but...
Written by Micah Xu, Converge multimedia journalism intern and Junior at Gwinnett School of Math, Science & Technology (GSMST)
Meet Mrs. Covin, a teacher who has worked at the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology (GSMST) almost since its inception. She has taught long enough to see former students invite...
Written by Micah Xu, Converge multimedia journalism intern and Junior at Gwinnett School of Math, Science & Technology (GSMST)
Throughout life, sometimes we meet people that inspire us because of their works. Sometimes we see what they can do and we are impressed by their capacity to do whatever...
