Sunday's protest rally highlighted the broadest range of groups and individuals who support removal the memorial, which was erected in 1993 by the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

A candidate for the Rep. Doug Collins' seat in Congress who, at one time, planned to run for the open Gwinnett County commission chairman seat this year has been arrested and is sitting in the Gwinnett County jail for not surrendering guns and ammunition she'd previously been ordered to turn in.

A key part of Ray Gunnin's life that people who remembered him cited was his role in the development of Gwinnett, helping move the county from a rural community toward the increasingly urbanized community that Gwinnettians know today.

Two members of Gwinnett County’s legislative delegation have been chosen by Joe Biden to represent Georgia on this national Latino Leadership Committee.

Gwinnett County firefighters and police are getting more than 1,000 kits filled with equipment designed to protect first responders from the COVID-19 novel coronavirus.

Early voting for Gwinnett County's Aug. 11 runoff election will largely mirror the schedule used for last month's primary, with one major exception, elections supervisor Kristi Royston told county commissioners on Tuesday.

The federal response to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing effort, and there is still money available to help with local aid, according to U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga.

Curtis Clemons announces new endorsements in the Gwinnett County Sheriff's race while new polling shows a tight race for U.S. Senate.

Evoking memories of violence that broke out in Charlottesville, Va., three years ago over a Confederate monument, Gwinnett County Solicitor General Brian Whiteside filed a complaint in Gwinnett Superior Court this past week to seek the removal of a Confederate monument in Lawrenceville.

Lee Thompson dropped a bombshell in the race for Gwinnett County commission chairman Thursday morning, announcing he was effectively withdrawing from the Democratic Party runoff and endorsing Nicole Love Hendrickson — less than 48 hours after he officially made the runoff.

This year's Fourth of July holiday will be different from tradition thanks to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic, and state and local officials are urging the public to not treat this holiday like any other Independence Day.

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration announced Tuesday that it has awarded a $14.8 million grant to Gwinnett County Transit to help the local transit system address COVID-19-related issues.

A recount that wrapped up Tuesday showed Lee Thompson edged out Curt Thompson for a chance to face Nicole Love Hendrickson in the Aug. 11 Democratic Party runoff for the commission chairman's race.

Gov. Brian Kemp moved Monday to extend social distancing rules for businesses and stay-at-home orders for the state’s most vulnerable populations another two weeks amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 

Gov. Brian Kemp acknowledged that Georgia is seeing an increase in cases of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus as he toured a testing site in Lilburn on Friday, but he resisted calling for new restrictions or measures to contain the disease.

Gwinnett County Solicitor General Brian Whiteside is asking the county commission to remove a controversial confederate memorial from the Lawrenceville Square that the prosecutor said has been the target of vandals multiple times recently.

Hate crimes will be punishable in Georgia for the first time in 16 years after Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Friday that cleared the General Assembly this week amid tense back-and-forth and tears of joy.

Former state Sen. Curt Thompson requested a recount be conducted on the results of the June 9 Democratic Party primary election for county commission chairman.

Lawrenceville officials are anticipating raising the city’s millage rate by an undetermined amount in 2021 as they plan to spend the more than $180 million for operations during its upcoming fiscal year.

Congressional candidate Carolyn Bourdeaux announced that she will host a virtual town forum on Facebook Tuesday night to discuss LGBTQ issues.

State Rep. Shelly Hutchinson, D-Snellville, has authored House Bill 1212, which would prohibit confederate monuments, as well as statues of individuals who advocated for slavery, from being displayed on public property — except in Civil War battlefields and museums.

Nabilah Islam endorses Carolyn Bourdeaux in the 7th Congressional District race while Ben Haynes endorses Keybo Taylor in the Democratic Party runoff for sheriff.

Amid a nationwide debate over memorials commemorating the confederate States of America, a candidate for a seat on the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners and a former candidate for Congress are calling on county leaders to remove a confederate memorial that has stood on the Lawrenceville Square for nearly 30 years.

It took a week and a half to get there, but Gwinnett County now has certified results from the June 9 primary election.

Law enforcement, local officials, legislators and clergy attended "A Community in Dialogue" at the Buford Community Center Thursday night to discuss necessary actions in light of recent protests over excessive police force.

Gwinnett County elections officials are close to the finish line —but not quite there yet — for counting absentee-by-mail ballots from last week's primary election. 

Gwinnett County commissioners voted Tuesday to approve two settlements, worth more than $307,500, with people who were suing officials from the Gwinnett Sheriff's Office in federal court over the actions of the office's Rapid Response Team.

Gwinnett County commissioners plan to give county voters another chance to weigh in on transit, possibly later this year.

Snellville officials recently took a stand against racism in response to a series of recent incidents where African-Americans have been killed.

Gwinnett County commissioners may be at an impasse about what to do concerning a county transit referendum.

Sugar Hill leaders took a stand against racism this past week by adopting a resolution condemning it and proclaiming that there was no place for it in the north Gwinnett city.

Four local chambers of commerce are urging state senators to pass a Georgia hate crimes bill that was drafted by state Rep. Chuck Efstration, R-Dacula, and has been sitting in the Georgia Senate for more than a year.

Gwinnett County elections officials believe they have more than 50,000 absentee by mail ballots left to scan and count, according to an email the county's elections supervisor sent out Thursday night.

With absentee by mail ballots still being counted on Thursday, Dr. Michelle Au appeared poised to face attorney Matt Reeves in November for the open state Senate District 48 seat.

Republican voters may have settled on their choice to carry the GOP banner in the Gwinnett County commission chairman's race this fall, but Democrats still have a little more work to do before they know who their nominee will be.

Embattled Gwinnett Superior court Judge Kathryn Schrader is heading to a nonpartisan runoff against Magistrate Judge Deborah Fluker in her bid to seek re-election.

After nearly half a century on the Gwinnett county Board of Education, voters turned away from veteran school board member Louise Radloff on Tuesday as she lost her re-election bid to Tarece Johnson.

Curtis Clemons and Keybo Taylor jumped to an early neck-in-neck lead in the Democratic Party's primary election for sheriff and stayed there for the most part, setting up a runoff challenge between the two in August.

The hotly contested race to replace U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall in Georgia’s 7th Congressional District appeared likely headed for a runoff between Democratic candidates following Tuesday’s primary election, though many votes were still left to be counted long after midnight.

In what is the first major test of Georgia's new voting machines in Gwinnett, there have been reports of voting precincts not having scanners to scan paper ballots, no printers to print the ballots, no paper to print the ballots or no voting equipment at all when they opened Tuesday. 

County commissioners recently approved a intersection improvement project for the intersection of Grayson Parkway and Ridgedale Drive which will entail converting it to a roundabout. 

Gwinnett County businesses can apply for funding to help them recover from COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic, county officials said.

{child_flags:featured}‘Outraged’: Long lines, tech stumbles bruise Ga. primary

Voters headed to the polls Tuesday for the Georgia’s primary elections should expect long lines and wait times at local precincts due to safety measures prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Monday.