A little more on socialized garbage

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 Posted in Gwinnett Business | 8 Comments »

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 ... Read more..

Socialized garbage haulers selected

Saturday, November 8th, 2008 Posted in Gwinnett Business, Gwinnett County Commission | No Comments »

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 ... Read more..

Sobering realization for Gwinnett: Democrats are more formidable

Thursday, November 6th, 2008 Posted in Gwinnett County Commission, Gwinnett Elections | 5 Comments »

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 ... Read more..

Good night for Gwinnett

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 Posted in Charles Bannister, Courts, Gwinnett Business, Gwinnett County Commission, Gwinnett County Public Schools, Gwinnett Elections, Mike Beaudreau, National Politics, Real Estate Development, Taxes | 1 Comment »

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 ... Read more..

Gwinnett Buzz commission endorsements

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Charles Bannister, Gwinnett County Commission, Gwinnett Elections, Mike Beaudreau | 1 Comment »

The Gwinnett commission races in the general election are really not all that exciting.  Despite shifts in the county's demographics in recent years, Gwinnett is still a primarily Republican county.  ... Read more..

Porter seeks drug seizure funds to avoid staff furlough

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 Posted in Gwinnett County Commission, Law Enforcement | No Comments »

DA Danny Porter will be asking the County Commission on Tuesday for persmission to dip into drug seizure funds in response to Gov. Sonny Perdue's mandatory state budget cuts.  The ... Read more..

Local resident does not take Allied Waste’s “service termination” charge lying down

Friday, October 3rd, 2008 Posted in Gwinnett Business | 1 Comment »

Last week I blogged about a price increase that Allied Waste is charging on fourth quarter waste bills.  This increase is intended to cover costs associated with closing out customer ... Read more..

Gwinnett Democrats hope to capitalize on stadium anger

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 Posted in Entertainment and Sports, Gwinnett County Commission, Gwinnett Elections | No Comments »

This article is a little dated but I am still trying to clear out a backlog of articles that accumulated during my recent travels.  I was intrigued to read that ... Read more..

Socialized garbage hits you in your wallet

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 Posted in Gwinnett Business, Gwinnett County Commission | No Comments »

Tonight I received a letter in the mail from my current garbage hauler, Allied Waste.  The letter stated the following: Dear Valued Customer: There have been some recent developments in Gwinnett County ... Read more..

Former Lawrenceville mayor, Central football coach dies

Friday, September 19th, 2008 Posted in City of Lawrenceville, Entertainment and Sports, Gwinnett County Commission | 1 Comment »

I always think of Bartow Jenkins as the first ever football coach at Central Gwinnett High School.  Though I went to Central when Black Knight football was synonymous with Tally ... Read more..

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