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Sunday, June 19, 2011

Gwinnett County in the news

Nash says decisions on staff were right
Gwinnettdailypost.com
LAWRENCEVILLE — Gwinnett Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash said Thursday she understood decisions to toss out two high-level staffers in the wake of a special grand jury investigation into county land deals. But she offered to act as a reference ...
  

Braves recall OF Wilkin Ramirez from Gwinnett
USA Today
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have recalled outfielder Wilkin Ramirez from Triple-A Gwinnett to start against the Texas Rangers. Ramirez is playing left field and hitting fifth in Saturday's game. The 25-year-old Ramirez was hitting .238 with ...

Charter school in Gwinnett rejects local funding offer
Newnan Times-Herald
The Gwinnett County School System offered the Ivy Prep School a one-year charter after the Georgia Supreme Court found the Georgia Charter Schools Commission and all of its chartered schools unconstitutional. But Ivy Preparatory Academy, ...

Docs: Falcons Player's Ex Wants Revenge
WTOV Steubenville
Latia Terry told Owens hewill "never see his baby again" and promised to "ruin him," according to documents filed in Gwinnett County, Georgia, on Thursday. The documents, filed on behalf of Owens by his attorneys, request that Terry's petition for a ...

Bulls Back Into First Place Tie After 8-5 Win Over Gwinnett
SportsPageMagazine.com
By Neil Solondz ( Lawrenceville , GA )Brandon Guyer singled, doubled, homered and drove in four runs, leading Durham to an 8-5 win over Gwinnett on Friday night. Both teams (36-31) are tied atop the South Division after splitting the first two games of ...

Gwinnett Village to host job fair
Gwinnettdailypost.com
The spring job fair is the second annual event for the Gwinnett Village Community Alliance and has some of the top local companies involved. It is scheduled for 9 am to 3 pm Tuesday at Victory World Church, located at 5905 Brook Hollow Parkway in ...

Parkview High's Patrick named top Latin teacher
Gwinnettdailypost.com
The Georgia Classical Association selected a Gwinnett County Public Schools educator as its teacher of the year. Robert Patrick, a Latin teacher at Parkview High, was selected for the organization's top honor during the annual Junior Classical League ...

History teachers travel to Washington on grant
Gwinnettdailypost.com
Blackwell, a teacher at Mill Creek High School, is among a group of more than 30 Gwinnett County history teachers traveling to Washington, DC, on Monday for an educational field trip. The trip is part of a professional development program funded by a ...

Law could impact school enrollment
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Gwinnett County had the most English-language learners in the Atlanta area with 18834, followed by DeKalb County at 9329. DeKalb Area Assistant Superintendent Kenneth Bradshaw said he has heard anecdotes of families withdrawing their children from ...

Suspect may be part of large-scale check fraud ring, authorities say
Newnan Times-Herald
Jennifer Kelk, 27, of Fort Lauderdale, was arrested by the Coweta County Sheriff's Office outside a bank in the Thomas Crossroads area of Highway's 34 and 154 after she attempted to cash a fraudulent check reported stolen in Gwinnett County, ...

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