by Arlinda Smith Broady | Mar 10, 2023 | Community, Education
Countywide initiative encourages parents, caregivers to get kids school ready as early as birth. Everyone pretty much believes in the adage that it’s never too late to learn. But a Gwinnett County Public Schools initiative has made it a mission to encourage parents,...
by Arlinda Smith Broady | Mar 10, 2023 | Community, Home & Land
The mayor says the wealth isn’t what makes this city special – it’s the people. Although Georgia is home to some of the largest companies in the world — Coca-Cola, Home Depot, and Delta Air Lines — it’s also home to 17 billionaires, according to Forbes magazine. Just...
by Arlinda Smith Broady | Mar 9, 2023 | Community, Fashion and Design
Pinckneyville Middle student Maya Robinson portrays Rapunzel as part of a collection of dolls across the African diaspora. As a typical teen, Maya Robinson had no aspirations to be in the spotlight. An eighth grader at Pinckneyville Middle School, she gets good...
by Arlinda Smith Broady | Mar 8, 2023 | Community
Born and raised in Gwinnett County, Major J.D. Griffin vows to ‘police the way I want to be policed.’ Although you don’t see the phrase, “protect and serve” on police vehicles these days, Major J.D. Griffin, the new commander of Gwinnett County’s West Precinct...
by Arlinda Smith Broady | Mar 7, 2023 | Business, Economic Development
Emory professor, economist Tom Smith gives perspective on current and future economic activity and trends. Heading into the fifth year of coping with COVID and its effects on the economy, most people have no idea if things will ever get back to normal. To help make...
