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Gwinnett County homebuyers can now apply online for up to $10,000 toward a down payment through Homestretch, the county’s assistance program for eligible first-time buyers. The digital application opened October 26. Applicants can save their work and return later, without printing and scanning handwritten forms. The change moves Homestretch into the county’s ZIP application portal.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police in Atlanta say one man was killed and two people were injured in separate shootings around the city following Halloween night. Police are still investigating the shootings and have not named suspects in any of them. The gunfire marked several violent incidents...

Sponsored by the Parkview High School PTSA, the fifth annual Parkview Day Community Festival is set for Saturday, Nov. 7 on the campus grounds in Lilburn. Proceeds from the festival – which will feature artists, food trucks, vendors and games – go to the Parkview PTSA, which provides funding for teacher grants and other educational improvements. Last year’s festival featured more than 100 booths, welcomed thousands of patrons and raised nearly $10,000. “We usually make about $10,000 – it depends

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police in Atlanta say one man was killed and two people were injured in separate shootings around the city following Halloween night. Police are still investigating the shootings and have not named suspects in any of them. The gunfire marked several violent incidents...

In 2025, Zach Top was named the New Male Artist of the Year at the ACM Awards. He followed that by winning a Grammy for Best Traditional Country Album thanks to Ain’t in It for My Health. And since that moment, he has consistently expanded his stardom within country music with hits like “Sounds Like the Radio,” “Bad Luck,” and “South of Sanity.” But recently, when performing in Georgia, he found himself taking a backseat at his concert when a young fan stole the spotlight with a cover of “Tennes

The front entrance of the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center will be closed through August 2027 to allow for a SPLOST-funded project to enhance security, improve visitor accessibility, and modernize the facilities. During the construction period, visitors who park in the front parking lot will access the building via a temporary entrance located on the east side of the building the opened to the public on Oct. 26.

CONYERS — The Conyers City Council voted 4-2 to approve a special use permit for a 100-space tractor-trailer parking facility on East Park Drive, despite concerns about increased truck traffic, road deterioration, and the potential effects on nearby neighborhoods and schools. The Oct. 21approval allows a tractor-trailer parking facility on approximately 8.6 acres at 2019 East Park Drive NE in the Conyers-Rockdale Industrial Park, near the intersection of Sigman Road and East Park Drive. The prop

A man is dead following a shooting at an apartment complex on Chattahoochee Circle.

Traffic has shifted at Caney Creek as crews move on to the second half of a new culvert beneath McGinnis Ferry Road, a step forward in the widening project between Johns Creek and Forsyth County. The first half of the crossing is built, and workers are also raising sections of...

An 18-year-old man from Stone Mountain has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting that left another teenager dead.