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Gwinnett County Living
Mountaineer Festival Returns to North Georgia After 30 Year Absence
From 1961 through 1978 the folks in northeast Georgia came together in Rabun County to eat great food, test their strength and agility, dare each other to attempt great feats, dance, listen to mountain music and generally have a lot of fun. After an absence of 30 years – the Mountaineer Festival returns on September 19 and 20...
Sep 11, 2008
Parkview High’s Datta Roy Achieves Perfection on College Entrance Exam
Siddhartha “Deep” Datta Roy will be recognized by the Gwinnett School Board on September 11 for his ACT achievement, along with Brookwood High’s senior Donald Geldbach, who also earned a perfect score when he took the test in February. North Gwinnett High senior Jeffrey Angell also earned a perfect score in February...
Sep 10, 2008
A Fun Way to Sharpen Your Memory
Put down that irksome, unsolvable crossword puzzle, and cut yourself some slack for blanking on the final round of Jeopardy...
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Sep 9, 2008
11Alive, MyAtlTV and Comcast Make Falcons Tickets Available to Community Volunteers
As one of the recipients of the tickets purchased by WXIA-TV, WATL-TV and Comcast, the Metro Atlanta Red Cross is distributing these opener game day tickets to evacuees of Hurricane Gustav who remain in Atlanta and to the volunteers who worked tirelessly in support of the evacuation effort...
Sep 5, 2008
Bread Helps Your Blood Pressure
Three grains recently tested had blood pressure benefits. All three were found to be good for lowering blood pressure in middle-aged people with mildly high cholesterol and prehypertension...
Sep 5, 2008
Gwinnett Shelter Animals Get Food Upgrade from Hill's
Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. will donate their Science Diet pet foods to the shelter for an entire year, saving the County more than $6,000 and helping keep shelter animals healthy and adoptable...
Sep 3, 2008
Local Mom Inspired by Grandmother’s Encouragement and Love of Education: Creates Online Study Site
Qwizzy’s World was transformed from a ‘good idea’ to a ‘dream-come-true’
for local entrepreneur Julie Wilson, who designed the site to help her kids study for tests...
Aug 27, 2008
Parkview High Designated a Naval Honors School
The Commanding General of the Marine Corps Training and Education Command recently notified Parkview High of its status, a national honor shared by only 20% of the nation’s units...
Aug 27, 2008
Grandparents Day at Amicalola Falls State Park in September
Amicalola Falls State Park & Lodge is celebrating Grandparents Day on September 7th, 2008, with several special programs that are sure to make memories to last a lifetime...
Aug 27, 2008
Brenau Retains Best Education Value Distinction in U.S. News & World Report Rankings
For the fourth consecutive year the magazine U.S. News & World Report ranked 130-year-old Brenau University as the 10th best education value in the Southeast...
Aug 27, 2008
Laura on Life: Snapshots In Time
I have had e-mails from people who wonder if my home is as chaotic as I make it sound in my column...
Aug 27, 2008
Gwinnett County Public Schools' 2008 SAT Test-takers Top State, National Averages
Gwinnett’s average composite score on the SAT is 1521, a combination of the average critical reading score of 504, the average mathematics score of 522, and the average writing score of 495...
Aug 26, 2008
11Alive Announces Atlanta’s Biggest Loser Contest
The contest features twelve Atlanta’s Biggest Loser contestants who will be divided into rival teams of six. Each team will work out with one of the program's two fitness partners, The American Boot Camp Company or Adrenaline Fitness and Wellness, and an online voting contest will ultimately determine the winner...
Aug 26, 2008
Sea Turtle Nest Damage from Fay Likely not as Intense as Feared
Tropical Storm Fay cut short a record-breaking year for loggerhead sea turtles...
Aug 25, 2008
