Lawrenceville GA

Puckett’s Mill Elementary School teacher Katie Lessard has been selected as one of the top 10 finalists for the Georgia Department of Education’s 2027 Teacher of the Year award. Georgia State School Superintendent Richard Woods recently visited Puckett’s Mill to share the announcement with Lessard and the school...

Two Gwinnett County elementary schools have stepped up to meet the needs of their students and families. Hopkins Elementary and Stripling Elementary schools recently opened food pantries to provide accessible and respectful spaces where families can pick up essential items as needed. At Hopkins Elementary School, the...

SOUTH FULTON, Ga. - A press conference was held Thursday morning to provide an update on a shooting that left two teenagers dead in a South Fulton neighborhood. Police are still searching for the gunman responsible for the shooting, which happened Tuesday night in the Cooks Landing subdivision. Manhunt for...

Four Gwinnett County athletic administrators were honored with awards at the Georgia Athletic Directors Association at the organization’s recent annual meeting. The four high school athletic directors were voted as best in their regions for the 2024-25 school year. Three of the award-winners were in Class AAAAAA —...

Lawrenceville police say a long-unknown predator from the summer of 1986 is finally in handcuffs. Investigators have arrested a man they believe carried out a string of apartment rapes that shook parts of Gwinnett County nearly forty years ago, after taking a fresh look at the old evidence and running it through...

In March 2025, Suzanne Renee Mericle was accused of shooting a man she was living with and dating through a bedroom door, killing him.

A federal jury has convicted a metro Atlanta woman on dozens of charges as part of a fraud scheme that stole nearly $10 million from Amazon. Prosecutors say Brittany Hudson, a contractor to the massive e-commerce company, and the woman with whom she was in a romantic relationship used fake vendors and invoices to...

A much-loved barbecue restaurant in Floyd county burned down on Tuesday night.

BUFORD — Georgia Heart Institute has added a new provider to its Buford location, welcoming family nurse practitioner Hanbi Hong to its cardiology team. Hong brings experience in both hospital and outpatient care, with a background in treating cardiovascular patients and managing chronic conditions. She previously...

A new report by Architectural Digest lists the 33 best places to live in the U.S., and two Atlanta-area spots made the roundup. Keep scrolling to learn all about the best spots to live (and hey, you might already live in one of ’em!) Where are the best places...