Gwinnett Buzz

Fair Tax rally at Gwinnett Civic Center

FinanceBuzz — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:40:40 +0000

There will be a Fair Tax rally at Gwinnett Center this Sunday, November 16, from 2:30 to 4:30. Come hear former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, Congressman John Linder (R-GA), FairTax.org Director of Communications Ken Hoagland, and WSB radio talk show host Neal Boortz promote this exciting alternative to our current bloated and oppressive income [...]

A little more on socialized garbage

FinanceBuzz — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:35:46 +0000

Yesterday, I received a copy of the Gwinett Daily Post’s article on socialized garbage via the Gwinnett Village CID mailing list. There is not really any additional information that was not included in the AJC’s similar story, but again the Post outreports the AJC on Gwinnett issues. However, there are a couple of claims by [...]

Liburn’s Kimberly Ann Gittings crowned Miss Georgia USA

FinanceBuzz — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:33:27 +0000

Kimberly Ann Gittings from Lilburn was crowned Miss Georiga USA for 2009 over the weekend in Cartersville. The Buzz congratulates Ms. Gittings and wishes her good luck when she represents our state in the Miss USA pageant in Las Vegas in April. [...]

Burgamy named Gwinnett Teacher of the Year

FinanceBuzz — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:02:37 +0000

The Gwinnett Buzz would like to congratulate Aimée Burgamy, an art teacher at Trickum Middle School, for being named Gwinnett County Schools Teacher of the Year. I do not want to rain on anyone’s parade but I must briefly comment on Ms. Burgamy’s advocacy of “making arts education a mandatory part of the state’s core curriculum.” [...]

Socialized garbage haulers selected

FinanceBuzz — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:36:53 +0000

Gwinnett County has selected two haulers for its socialized garbage program which is slated to begin January 1, 2009. Advanced Disposal Services Atlanta has been awarded the contract for four zones in the northern half of the county. Waste Pro Georgia, a subsidiary of Florida-based Waste Pro America, will service the county’s four southern zones. Actually, I [...]

Sobering realization for Gwinnett: Democrats are more formidable

FinanceBuzz — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:09:20 +0000

While the GOP swept all county government races yesterday, I must wonder if this is the last election we will see such a result? Yesterday showed that the Democrats are gaining power in Gwinnett. Are the days where Gwinnett races are over at the end of the Republican primary coming to a close? How much [...]

Morning update on Gwinnett results

FinanceBuzz — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:53:17 +0000

As far as outcomes, there is no change in the result of the Gwinnett races this morning. However, the near final tally in the District 5 school board race between Republican Louise Radloff and Democrat challenger Ravindra Kumar has the margin down to less than 600 votes. Depending on the status of absentee and early [...]

Good night for Gwinnett

FinanceBuzz — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:48:43 +0000

With nearly all precincts reporting, Commission Chairman Charles Bannister and District 3 Commissioner Mike Beaudreau have easily won reelection. In school board races, District 1 board member Carol Boyce and District 3 board member Mary Kay Murphy both won fairly easy victories. In School Board District 5 things appear to be a bit closer, but [...]

Looks like early voting in Gwinnett helped

FinanceBuzz — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:43:07 +0000

Apparently, lines at Gwinnett polling places were much shorter than one might have thought given the massive waits of last week. I voted absentee and turned my ballot in at the electioncs office Saturday morning (if you have not done it this way, I cannot recomment it highly enough…not a minute of wait involved!) and [...]

Keep checking with the Gwinnett Buzz for election updates

FinanceBuzz — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:17:07 +0000

Be sure to check into the Gwinnett Buzz all night for the latest on Gwinnett election results (with a few bits on state and national races thrown in for flavor!). Check the Buzz Tweets on the right hand side or you can follow me directly on Twitter for my commentary as tonight’s events unfold. As [...]