For over a decade, we’ve brought the incredible stories behind local cancer fighters, survivors and their families to light. It’s that time of year again to welcome a new set of Heroes and share their amazing stories and the things they’ve learned along the way. It’s all about focusing on what’s most important and celebrating these extraordinary...
Gwinnett Magazine’s historic kickoff of the Leaders & Legends series begins. Sit back and strap in for some great reads! All year long, you’ll enjoy fascinating stories of success from those who faced unfavorable odds – and came out on top. You’ll read page-turning perspectives from those who met tough circumstances head on… and triumphed.
Georgia Time Recorder (dba GTR Business Systems), a family-owned business since 1982, is celebrating 40 years of serving Gwinnett County, Metro Atlanta and the Southeast. The business started in the time clock industry and later expanded to include systems such as automated monitoring, access control, tracking systems and many other time management systems. As an active part...
From emancipation to desegregation to the Civil Rights Movement – giving rise to leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. – it’s impossible to talk American Black history without understanding its significance in the Peach State.
While many widely known figures, events and landmarks originated in Atlanta, Gwinnett has its share of rich history too:...
There’s an old, sepia-toned photo hanging behind the desk of Melvin Everson. In it, a couple stand outdoors, shoulder to shoulder. The man sports a suit, tie and slightly tipped fedora. He wears a pragmatic, no-nonsense expression. The woman is clothed in a floral-patterned dress, resplendent grin lighting her face.
The photo of Melvin...
It’s winter 1986. Snow – that rarest of southern delights and freeway frustration – falls in central Gwinnett County. The young, founding president of Gwinnett Technical College navigates the rapidly freezing roads. Wipers flick away the snow, squeaking against the windshield as the man squints toward the white piles building fast on the highway. It’s a whole...
It’s the mid-50s in middle Georgia. The sun beats down on Beauty Poole as she drags a cotton sack from one end of a sharecropping field to the other. Beauty wipes the sweat from her forehead and looks around. She isn’t alone; her brother and sisters work side by side with Beauty, harvesting....
Written by Micah Xu, Converge multimedia journalism intern and Junior at Gwinnett School of Math, Science & Technology (GSMST)
Meet Ryan Freels, the man who inspired his friends to better themselves and those around them by running a simple game of Dungeons and Dragons. Ryan’s outlook on life is...
