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DULUTH, GA - Atlanta Gladiators majority owner Alex Campbell announced today that starting in the 2023-24 season, the Atlanta Gladiators will now serve as the ECHL affiliate for the National Hockey League's Nashville Predators. The Gladiators were affiliated with the Arizona Coyotes this past season. “With the Predators being the closest NHL team to Gwinnett, we […] The post PRESS CONFERENCE: Atlanta Gladiators Announce Nashville Predators As NHL Partner & Derek Nesbitt As Head Coach appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

DULUTH, GA - Atlanta Gladiators majority owner Alex Campbell announced today that starting in the 2023-24 season, the Atlanta Gladiators will now serve as the ECHL affiliate for the National Hockey League's Nashville Predators. The Gladiators were affiliated with the Arizona Coyotes this past season. “With the Predators being the closest NHL team to Gwinnett, we […]

Button Gwinnett was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, although a relatively obscure one. Little was known of him prior to him placing his signature on that historic document. While he had a short political career both before and after signing it, Button was not on the historical scene for a long time. Still, his name is remembered in some places today. This is Button Gwinnett's story. Podcast Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/button-gwinnett-the-signers-of-the-declaration-of-independence/    

Snellville residents will soon have access to new transportation options as part of a major expansion of Gwinnett County's transit system, Ride Gwinnett. A new local route, Route 70, will connect downtown Snellville with the Indian Creek MARTA station in DeKalb County and will cost $2.50 per trip. In addition, a new microtransit zone will begin service in August, allowing residents to use a shared-ride, on-demand transit service for $3 per ride. The microtransit zone was tested in Snellville in 2019 and proved successful, leading to its expansion as a permanent service. The expansion of transit service will also include more locations in southwest Gwinnett and an additional microtransit zone in the Lawrenceville area.Presented by Engineered Solutions of Georgia www.esogrepair.com andHenssler Financial www.hensslerkennesaw.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THIS EPISODE Josh talks to Trash Pandas new hitting coach Sean Kazmar, Jr. ABOUT THE HOST Josh Caray's baseball roots stretch from Atlanta to St. Louis to Chicago to Cooperstown. The grandson of Hall of Famer Harry Caray, son of the legendary Skip Caray, and half-brother Chip Caray is the TV voice of the Atlanta Braves, Josh is the Play-by-Play voice of the Rocket City Trash Pandas. TRASH PANDAS PODCAST NETWORK Join the personalities of the Rocket City Trash Pandas as they tell the stories from Baseball's most meteoric franchise. Play-by-Play Broadcaster Josh Caray presents conversations with prospects and personnel from the organization. In-Stadium Emcee Ricky Fernandez chats about the latest news and promotions.  

92.9 The Game Atlanta Braves Insider Grant McAuley talks about trying to estimate a timeline for Max Fried, going to need to find some consistency in the back half of the rotation, if there are any options to trade for a starter, what the team may be trying to do with the addition of Chad Pinder, what's next for Vaughn Grissom after his demotion to Gwinnett, and how much we may see Travis d'Arnaud behind the plate the way Sean Murphy is performing.

Kourtney and Kaitlyn are 8th-grade students at GOC. They are also twins, and they sit down with Mr. Lollis to discuss travel to places like New Orleans, Kentucky, and Florida. Kourtney and Kaitlyn share why the city of New Orleans is important to them. They also talk about music, singing, drawing, painting, cooking, their dog Mimi, Kourtney's interest in entomology, and Kaitlyn's interest in working with animals.If you have a question or want to be on the podcast, please email me at dan.lollis@gcpsk12.org.  If you're interested in Gwinnett Online Campus, you can head over to our website and find out all about the school and the great things we have going on.Special thanks to Dr. Ray and Dr. O'Neal for making this podcast possible.  Music for the podcast is "Blue Ska" by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License..

GDP Script/ Top Stories for Tuesday May 10th Publish Date: May 9 Tuesday From the Henssler Financial Studio Welcome to the Gwinnett Daily Post Podcast Today is Tuesday My 9th , and happy 68th birthday to espn's Chris Berman ***Back Back Back GONE****   I'm Bruce Jenkins and here are your top stories presented by Mall of Georgia Chrysler Dodge Jeep Four Gwinnett legislators lead call for special session on gun violence Snellville police arrest suspect in shooting near South Gwinnett High School President Jann Joseph discusses the current state and future plans of Georgia Gwinnett College   We'll have all this and more on the Gwinnett Daily Post podcast.  Commercial  M.O.G.   Story 1. Gun   Four Gwinnett County lawmakers, all Democrats, are urging Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to call a special session of the Georgia General Assembly to address gun violence. The call for a special session comes after recent mass shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, and Moultrie, Georgia, and a mall in Texas. The lawmakers wrote in a letter that gun violence has become a public safety crisis and that it is time for the General Assembly to address the issue. They requested the governor immediately call the session to discuss firearm-related public safety. The Georgia House Democratic Caucus announced legislators will hold a press conference on Wednesday morning to reiterate the call for a special session.    STORY 2:  Arrest   A juvenile has been arrested by Snellville police in connection with a shooting that occurred near South Gwinnett High School last week. The suspect has been charged with aggravated assault, but their name has not been released because they are a minor. The shooting took place during an alleged drug deal, and an 18-year-old was shot in the leg. As a result, nearby schools, including South Gwinnett High School, went on a soft lockdown for a few hours. Law enforcement has not provided any additional information about the case due to the ongoing prosecution.    Story 3: GGC   Dr. Jann Joseph, the President of Georgia Gwinnett College, recently discussed the state of the college in an interview with the Gwinnett Daily Post. She spoke about the importance of the upcoming Convocation Center, the school's relationship with Lawrenceville, and the possibility of adding more sports teams. Dr. Joseph emphasized the need to establish the college within the community and to communicate its success to the public. She also discussed the strong bond between the college and the city of Lawrenceville and the significance of the recently named Grizzly Parkway, which connects GGC to the city. Please check out Gwinnettdailypost.com for more.   Commercial  Peggy Slappey Commercial  Tom Wages - then Obits   STORY 4:Wallet   Gwinnett County police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a suspect accused of stealing a wallet with two bank cards from a car parked at a QuikTrip store near Buford. The man allegedly used the victim's credit cards to purchase a sandwich and other items from an American Deli, as well as at a gas station and Walmart. Surveillance footage from the American Deli showed the suspect to be a slim-built Black male wearing a white hoody and black or blue gym shorts. Anyone with information regarding the case is urged to contact detectives or Atlanta Crime Stoppers, where tipsters can remain anonymous and may receive a cash reward.   Story 5: Lights   Gwinnett County and the Sugarloaf Community Improvement District will partner to upgrade the lighting system under the Interstate 85 bridge at Sugarloaf Parkway. The current incandescent lighting system, installed in 1997, will be replaced with energy-efficient LED lighting. The project is expected to cost $195,000, with the county contributing $165,000 from 2017 special purpose local option sales tax funds and the Sugarloaf CID contributing the remaining $30,000. The upgrade is aimed at improving lighting and energy efficiency for drivers passing under the bridge.   Commercial: Lawrenceville -Ingles 2   “Here's Leah McGrath with Ingles Markets joining me to talk meat allergies:”   Leah piece   “Back with more in a moment”   Commercial:  GCPS connect   Story 6: Bones   The Gwinnett Medical Examiner's Office and DNA testing laboratory Othram Inc. are working together to solve a 25-year-old mystery surrounding two sets of bones, believed to belong to a teenager and an infant, found in Norcross. The bones were found in boxes at the intersection of Buford Highway and Weaver Way in 1998. Officials hope genealogical testing will provide answers to the identity of the children and how they died. The bones were exhumed legally from south Georgia, but it is not known where they were being transported. The tools found with the remains indicate the children likely died between 1900 and 1940.   Story 7: Wrestling   Jim Gassman has been approved as the new varsity wrestling coach at Jackson County High School in Georgia, USA. He will replace current coach Jason Powers who will be stepping away from the program. Gassman is currently the head wrestling coach at Mountain View High School and has coached 45 wrestlers who have become state placers and six who have won state championships. He started the Mountain View program in 2009 and helped lead the Bears to 275 dual victories, 53 regional dual wins, 11 region championships, three Gwinnett County Tournament championships, and eight state championship trophies. We'll be back in a minute. Henssler 60 Thanks again for listening to today's Gwinnett Daily Post podcast. Did you know over 50% of Americans listen to podcasts weekly? Make sure you join us for our next episode and be sure to share this podcast on social media with your friends and family. Add us to your Alexa Flash Briefing or your Google Home Briefing and be sure to like, follow, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.   Thanks to Henssler Financial www.hensslerkennesaw.com Mall of Georgia Chrysler Dodge Jeep www.mallofgeorgiachryslerdodgejeep.com Peggy Slappey Properties www.psponline.com Tom Wages Funeral Home www.wagesfuneralhome.com City of Lawrenceville www.lawrencevillega.org  Gwinnett County Public Schools www.gcpsk12.org     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GDP Script/ Top Stories for Tuesday May 9thPublish Date: May 8 MondayFrom the Henssler Financial Studio Welcome to the Gwinnett Daily Post PodcastToday is Tuesday My 9th , and happy 73rd birthday to the Piano Man, Billy Joel***Audio Piano ManI'm Bruce Jenkins and here are your top stories presented by Peggy Slappey Properties1. Mistrial declared for man accused of killing teen and leaving body at Yellow River Park2. Gwinnett police arrest second suspect in November 2022 murder in unincorporatedNorcross3. And a Braselton man charged with murdering parentsWe'll have all this and more on the Gwinnett Daily Post podcast. Commercial Slappey PropertiesStory 1. MistrialThe Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office is weighing its options after a mistrial was declared for most of thecharges against Austin Ford, a man accused of killing 18-year-old Tori Lang and leaving her body in Yellow River Park in2019. While Ford was found guilty on three of the eight felony charges against him, including concealing the death ofanother and two counts of theft by taking, the jury could not reach a verdict on the remaining five charges, includingfelony murder. Prosecutors will consult with Lang's family before deciding whether to seek a new trial.STORY 2: Second arrestA second suspect, Brian Sanchez Duarte, 30, was arrested on May 5 in connection with the November 2021 murder ofAlinton Joel Riveria-Zuniga, 22, who was shot on Estates Court in unincorporated Norcross and later died from hisinjuries. Another suspect, Lawrenceville resident Jose Caraballo, 29, was arrested in January in connection with themurder. Duarte is facing felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm charges, while Caraballo isfacing felony murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery, and possession of a firearm charges. Anyone withinformation is asked to call detectives at 770-513-5300 or Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477.Story 3: MurderA man from Braselton has been charged with two counts of murder for allegedly killing his parents. The HallCounty Sheriff's Office said Daniel Edward Rawlins, 39, is accused of killing his parents, Leanette Rawlins, 66, andWilliam Rawlins, 67, at their home. When deputies arrived at the home, they found the husband and wifeunresponsive. The cause of death for the couple has not yet been released. Deputies used Flock cameras to findRawlins' car and ultimately tracked him to a hotel where he was arrested without incident. The motive for thekillings is still unknown.Commercial MOGCommercial Tom Wages - then ObitsSTORY 4:JudgeTuwanda Rush Williams, the deputy county attorney in Gwinnett County, Georgia, has announced her candidacyfor an open Superior Court judge's seat in 2024. Williams will run for the seat currently held by Gwinnett SuperiorCourt Judge Karen Beyers, who will not seek re-election. Williams, who joined the county's law department in2005, will step down from her position on May 17 to run for the office. She has been praised for her work as anattorney and community leader. Her campaign is centered on temperance, transparency, and trust, aiming toensure Gwinnett County remains the best place in Georgia to live, work, and raise families. Story 5: Glass recycling Gwinnett County officials have accepted a $175,110 grant from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division toopen 10 new glass recycling sites across the county. The grant will expand the county's glass recycling program andhelp to achieve the Board of Commissioners' Strategic Priority of Sustainability and Stewardship. The county willprovide $135,000 as a local match for the grant. The 10 new sites are expected to raise the amount of glasscollected for recycling to at least 70 tons. County officials plan to open one new drop-off site every other monththrough the end of 2024, and educational campaigns will reach 60,000 contacts by the same time. We'll be rightbackCommercial: ESOG – Ingles 1Story 6: PatagoniaGwinnett County police are asking for the public's help in identifying two women who allegedly stole an unknownnumber of Patagonia T-shirts valued at $3,500 from Palmetto Moon at the Mall of Georgia. The pair was caught onsurveillance camera concealing the merchandise and leaving the store late last week. The suspects are describedas Black females, possibly in their early 20s. Anyone with information is asked to contact the police or AtlantaCrime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information leading to an arrest and indictment, andtipsters can remain anonymous.Story 7: Parks and RecGwinnett County's parks department is one of four finalists for the American Academy for Park and RecreationAdministration and National Recreation and Park Association's Gold Medal in the Class I category, which includesparks departments that serve more than 400,000 residents. The Gold Medal is the highest award a parksdepartment can receive. Gwinnett has been a Gold Medal finalist five times and won the award once. In addition,the City of Douglasville Parks and Recreation is a Gold Medal finalist in Class IV, which includes departments thatserve 30,001 to 75,000 residents. The winners will be announced at the National Recreation and Park Associationconference in October.Story 8: CollinsDiana Collins led the Brookwood Broncos to their first-ever state championship in girls' basketball with a 31-3record. She was named The Daily Post's Girls Basketball Player of the Year, and her career total of 2,140 points seta school record, breaking the previous mark of 1,735 held since 1985. Collins had set her sights on taking the teamto another level when she first joined, and she accomplished that goal over the past four seasons. Coach CourtneyMincy praised her work ethic, tenacity, and competitive drive, and Collins will be studying biomedical engineeringat Ohio State while also playing for Sweden's basketball team.We're back in a momentHenssler 60Thanks again for listening to today's Gwinnett Daily Post podcast. Did you know over 50% of Americans listen topodcasts weekly? Make sure you join us for our next episode and be sure to share this podcast on social mediawith your friends and family. Add us to your Alexa Flash Briefing or your Google Home Briefing and be sure to like,follow, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. 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Shelbie is an 8th-grade student at GOC. She's also into acting, singing, and scary movies. Shelbie sits down with Mr. Lollis to talk about acing, singing, her favorite actors, scary movies, softball, editing video and creating on TikTok, cooking healthy meals, writing, and music. Shelbie loves acting and scary movies and shares some great advice on the acting process. Shelbie discusses her plans for the future, how she uses emotion in her writing and acting, and her favorite musical artist.If you have a question or want to be on the podcast, please email me at dan.lollis@gcpsk12.org.  If you're interested in Gwinnett Online Campus, you can head over to our website and find out all about the school and the great things we have going on.Special thanks to Dr. Ray and Dr. O'Neal for making this podcast possible.  Music for the podcast is "Blue Ska" by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License..

https://www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Listen to the show Monday-Thursday at 10am. Learn all about people and places around Gwinnett County. Hey if you're enjoying the show, horoscope & morning inspiration, help me keep up the good feelings by buying me a cup of coffee. Just click the link below. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AudreyBK________________________________________Partnership Gwinnett, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting economic development in Gwinnett County, Georgia, recently hosted the 12th annual Movers and Makers Awards. The awards recognize the most innovative and impactful advanced manufacturing and supply chain management companies in the region.Photo: Partnership Gwinnett

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about the team's series in St. Paul, the outlook for the coming series against Gwinnett, and the offense's disciplined approach.

Partnership Gwinnett held its 12th annual Movers and Makers Awards on Thursday, which recognizes innovative and impactful advanced manufacturing and supply chain management companies in Gwinnett County. The event featured UPS Healthcare President John J. Bolla as keynote speaker, and the awards recognized companies in various categories such as Most Valuable Provider, Corporate Citizen, Supply Chain Pioneer, and Manufacturer of the Year. The winners included Garrard Group, Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US, Skipper Logistics, Eclipse Gaming Systems, ePac Atlanta, AdEdge, and Price Industries. Gwinnett County has nearly 11% of all industry in advanced manufacturing and supply chain management, with over 4,700 companies and 80,000 employees.Thanks to our sponsors, Henssler Financial www.hensslerkennesaw.com and Engineered Solutions of Georgia www.esogrepair.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lawrenceville resident awarded 'Into the Fields' internship Lea Dulcio, a Mercer University senior from Lawrenceville, has been awarded the “Into the Fields” summer internship from Student Action with Farmworkers. The 10-week internship program offers 25 college students the opportunity to work directly with farmworkers in the Carolinas. Dulcio, a global health studies and Spanish double-major, will work at a rural health clinic, where her responsibilities will include translating and interpreting between English and Spanish, conducting surveys and research studies with farmworkers and providing health education. The internship comes with a $4,250 stipend, rent-free housing, room and board, and mentorship. The organization reaches more than 5,000 farmworkers and their families each summer.Mountain View High grad launches film career with internship on 'Creed III 'Raine Harkins developed a love for film production at a young age, but his path to the industry was not linear. After a year off to reevaluate his options, he enrolled at Georgia State University to pursue a bachelor of fine arts in film while also taking courses from the Georgia Film Academy (GFA). By 2022, he had completed an internship on the set of “Creed III” and achieved his professional Film and Television Production Certification from GFA. Harkins has since landed positions on reshoots of “Shazam II,” “Blue Beetle,” and Marvel Studios' “Echo.” With hopes to one day write, film and direct his own productions, Harkins is focused on moving up in the electrical department.Berkmar High School grad serves as member of U.S. Navy Medicine Force Lt.  Sarah Stalsworth, a health care administrator from Lawrenceville, is a part of Navy Medicine, a team of 44,000 military and civilian health care professionals. She helps medical forces meet readiness, training and operational requirements across a spectrum of military operations at Naval Medical Forces Atlantic. The Navy provides medical support in the water, on land and in the air for the warfighter. Stalsworth joined the Navy seven years ago because she wanted to serve her country and see what was out there. Commissioning as an officer after six years of enlisted service has been her proudest achievement so far.Shiloh High School teacher earns Career and Technical Education state award Cenise Smith, a teacher at Shiloh High School, has been named as the Georgia Marketing Education Association's 2023 Teacher of the Year. The award is nominated-based and votes are submitted by association members. Nominees are rated based on their achievement and innovations, and consideration is given to their contributions to the Career and Technical Education community. The Georgia Association for Career and Technical Education (GACTE), a state affiliate of the Association for Career and Technical Education, encourages and organizes teachers to speak in a collective voice in an effort to influence issues and policies that impact career, technical and agricultural education. Smith was praised for her devotion to her students and ability to connect, encourage and grow them.Best-selling author of the Percy Jackson series coming to Gwinnett to discuss new book Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro will discuss their new book collaboration, “The Sun and The Star,” at an event hosted by the Gwinnett County Public Library and Decatur's Brave + Kind Bookshop. The event will take place on May 4th at Gas South's Convention Exhibit Hall A. Tickets are $25 and come with a signed copy of the book. “The Sun and The Star” is about two demigods who embark on an adventure to rescue an old friend. Both characters are popular figures from Riordan's “Percy Jackson” series. Riordan is a former middle school English and history teacher and the publisher of Rick Riordan Presents. Oshiro is an award-winning young-adult novelist who resides in Atlanta.Wesleyan defeats Mount Pisgah in girls lacrosse quarterfinals Wesleyan defeated Mount Pisgah 20-8 in the Class 5A state girls lacrosse playoffs, advancing to the Final Four. The Wolves, with a 12-4-1 record, will host a semifinal matchup against the winner of Mount Paran and Westminster. Mount Pisgah finishes their season at 15-4.Grayson's Gicarri Harris shines in Final Four run  Gicarri Harris led the Grayson boys basketball team to the Class AAAAAAA Final Four with his impressive skills and leadership. Harris averaged 17.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game, and earned Daily Post Player of the Year honors. Despite picking up his fourth foul in the third quarter, Harris still led his team with 15 points in their loss to the eventual state champion. With a talented returning core, Grayson will rely on Harris to take them even further next season. Harris has shown great improvement every year and his coach describes him as a player who always plays to win. Thanks to our sponsors Henssler Financial www.hensslerkennesaw.com  Peggy Slappey Properties www.psponline.com  Mall of Georgia Chrysler Dodge Jeep www.mallofgeorgiachryslerdodgejeep.com  Tom Wages Funeral Home  www.wagesfuneralhome.com  City of Lawrenceville www.lawrencevillega.org Gwinnett County Public Schools www.gcpsk12.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bryson is a 7th-grade student at GOC. He's also a Lego fanatic, soccer player, performer, and artist/creator. Bryson sits down with Mr. Lollis to chat about Lego free builds, sets, and some of his latest projects including a life-size, wearable helmet. Bryson discusses soccer, architecture, and his passion for crafting and designing with cardboard, scraps, and recycled materials. He finishes the podcast talking about painting, drawing, puppets, acting, performing, and his love for Hamilton.If you have a question or want to be on the podcast, please email me at dan.lollis@gcpsk12.org.  If you're interested in Gwinnett Online Campus, you can head over to our website and find out all about the school and the great things we have going on.Special thanks to Dr. Ray and Dr. O'Neal for making this podcast possible.  Music for the podcast is "Blue Ska" by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License..

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Gwinnett County has appointed Rebecca Shelton as the new permanent director of the Department of Water Resources, and Matthew Dickison as the new director of the Department of Planning and Development. Shelton had been serving as the acting director of the Department of Water Resources, replacing Tyler Richards who retired last year. Shelton was recognized for her achievements while acting director, including receiving the Platinum Peak Performance Award and the Platinum Distribution Excellence Award for the department, and helping the county win the title of Best Tasting Water in the State. Meanwhile, Dickison has replaced Susan Canon, who retired from the planning and development director position at the end of April. County Administrator Glenn Stephens said Shelton has performed well in her various roles, while Gwinnett County Commission Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson praised Shelton's expertise in water issues. Thanks to our sponsors Henssler Financial and Engineered Solutions of Georgia!   www.esogrepair.com   www.hensslerkennesaw.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Listen to the show Monday-Thursday at 10am. Learn all about people and places around Gwinnett County. Hey if you're enjoying the show, horoscope & morning inspiration, help me keep up the good feelings by buying me a cup of coffee. Just click the link below. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AudreyBK_____________________________________________The Snellville Microtransit program, which was piloted by Gwinnett County in 2019, will begin in August and is designed to offer an alternative to ride-share services to and from locations in the city. And a new bus route will be added next month which will take riders from the parking lot at the corner of Wisteria Drive and Highway 78 to the Indian Creek MARTA Station.To address the lack of connectivity within the Gwinnett County, Ride Gwinnett has expanded microtransit services in Snellville and Lawrenceville. By calling 770-822-5010 or using the MyStop app, those interested in traveling to a destination in the area of Snellville can request a pick up. Rides are $3.On-demand microtransit is a flexible curb-to-curb shared-ride demand-response mode of passenger transportation, according to Gwinnett transportation officials. Riders request a vehicle — typically a small van or shuttle — Route 70through a mobile application or by calling a dispatcher to pick them up and drop them off at a location within a designated microtransit zone. The zones will have connections to fixed route service.Route 70, which will allow riders to access all MARTA services, is slated to begin operating late next month, possibly early June.The new proposed fixed route service will have the same fare cost as the existing fixed route service — $2.50 per trip.

Dominique is a senior at GOC. She's also into film, TV, and video production, and creating original and creative content. Dominique sits down with Mr. Lollis to talk about her years at GOC and how excited she is for graduation. She also discusses creativity and how that has allowed her to explore different interests and hobbies from graphic design to her current interest in TV and Video Production. Dominiques shares her latest projects and discusses her process - the creation, development, planning, filming, production, editing, and final product. She talks about travel to dream destinations like Australia and Italy and finishes discussing the advantages of a delicious Chick-Fil-A meal as a perfect finish to graduation. You can follow Dominique on Instagram at nique_street.If you have a question or want to be on the podcast, please email me at dan.lollis@gcpsk12.org.  If you're interested in Gwinnett Online Campus, you can head over to our website and find out all about the school and the great things we have going on.Special thanks to Dr. Ray and Dr. O'Neal for making this podcast possible.  Music for the podcast is "Blue Ska" by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License..

Today Wednesday April 12th , and happy 90th birthday to the late, great Godfather of Soul James Brown ***Audio Get Up***       I'm Bruce Jenkins and here are your top stories presented by Gwinnet sees a record 9 players taken in NFL Draft The Forum at Peachtree Corners kicks off construction for redevelopment efforts And Gwinnett is a finalist for title of nation's top parks and recreation department Plus, Lia McGrath of Ingles Markets joins us to talk about “the dirty dozen”   We'll have all this and more on the Gwinnett Daily Post podcast.  Commercial   Story 1. Draft This year's NFL Draft saw a record high of nine draft picks from Gwinnett County, Georgia, producing more draft picks than 42 other states. Gwinnett contributed to the largest share of Georgia's 23 draft picks. If Gwinnett were its own state, it would tie for eighth nationally in NFL Draft picks. Grayson and Peachtree Ridge were among the 14 high schools with multiple players drafted in 2023. Multiple draft picks from the same high school are impressive, but it is not uncommon for Gwinnett. Archer had two players drafted by NFL teams in 2020.                         STORY 2: Forum North American Properties broke ground on a redevelopment project to revitalize The Forum Peachtree Corners, a once-thriving shopping destination located across Peachtree Parkway from the Peachtree Corners Town Center. The Forum, which is more than 20 years old, had begun to decline in recent years, so North American's plans are as much of a revitalization effort as it is a redevelopment project. The project will transform The Forum into a mixed-use community with residential, retail and dining uses, as well as a hotel. The redevelopment efforts are expected to bring aspects of Avalon to The Forum, and the company will build a plaza where concerts, yoga classes, and other social gatherings will be held.                 Story 3: Parks and Rec Gwinnett County Parks Department in Georgia is one of four finalists for the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration and National Recreation and Park Association's Gold Medal in the Class I category, which includes parks departments that serve more than 400,000 residents. The Gold Medal is the highest award a parks department can receive from the association and the academy. Gwinnett County has been named a Gold Medal finalist five times and won the award once. The Gold Medals for each class and category will be presented during a reception at the annual National Recreation and Park Association conference in Dallas, Texas in October.   STORY 4:Mistrial   A mistrial has been declared for most of the charges against Austin Ford, a Lithonia resident accused of killing an 18-year-old woman and leaving her body in Yellow River Park, after the jury could not reach a decision on five charges, including felony murder. Ford was found guilty on three of the eight felony charges against him, including concealing the death of another and two counts of theft by taking. The Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office will consult with the victim's family before deciding whether to seek a new trial.   Commercial Commercial Commercial         OBITUARY ***Audio Tom Wages Obituary 041223***     Story 5: Georgians starting to get tax refund checks   Georgia taxpayers are receiving state income tax refunds for the second year in a row, thanks to the state's revenue surplus of more than $6 billion. Under House Bill 162, single filers and married taxpayers who file separately are eligible to receive refunds of up to $250, head of household filers can receive a maximum of $375, and married taxpayers filing jointly can receive up to $500. Taxpayers who were claimed as a dependent and had a tax liability in 2021 are also eligible. The revenue department expects to issue all refunds for those who filed by the April 18 deadline this year within the next eight weeks.     Story 6: Romanian man sentenced   A Romanian man living in Lawrenceville, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for attempted car burglaries in the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Mihail Ilie was found guilty of violating the federal Assimilative Crimes Act, which means he violated a state law on federal land. Ilie used a special tool to pick car door locks and stole credit or debit cards left in the vehicle, which were used at area malls for high-dollar purchases. 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Join Phil and PK as they go over the Bandits 14th win over the wolves as they seal the top seed in the league and get their round 1 opponents (2:13). Bills wrap up their draft welcoming 6 new players to the team (23:52). Bisons split the series vs Gwinnett including a slugfest on Sunday (42:30). And we crown our weekly BSC MVP (54:52).

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In celebration of Israel's 75th birthday, guest host Dov Wilker, AJC's Atlanta director, sits down with retired Major League Baseball catcher Ryan Lavarnway, who played for Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic and the Olympics. Lavarnway reflected on the Jewish pride he felt representing Israel on the international stage, how he has dealt with the antisemitism in his career, and the importance of building connections between the Jewish state and the Diaspora. *The views and opinions expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views or position of AJC.  __ Episode Lineup:  (0:40) Ryan Lavarnway ___ Show Notes: Watch: Catch the full video conversation with Ryan Lavarnway, recorded live on Yom Ha'atzmaut as part of AJC's Advocacy Anywhere  Test your knowledge: Quiz: How much do you really know about Israel? When was Israel founded? Who was the first Israeli to win a Nobel Prize? Which country was the first to recognize the State of Israel? Start the quiz! Listen: Israel at 75: 7 Things You Should Know About Israel: Listen to these seven episodes of AJC's People of the Pod featuring leading Israeli and American scholars, experts, and influencers that will help you learn more about the complexities, triumphs, and challenges facing Israel today. Julianna Margulies on Holocaust Education and Fighting Antisemitism: Emmy Award-winning actress Julianna Margulies recently partnered with the New York's Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, to help create the Holocaust Educator School Partnership. To date, the partnership has trained two university fellows to teach the history of the Holocaust to 1,700 middle and high school students in New York City Public Schools. In a poignant interview, Margulies shares her motivations for expanding the program, personal experiences of how antisemitism has affected her family, and reflections on her first visit to Israel and Yad Vashem. Follow People of the Pod on your favorite podcast app, and learn more at AJC.org/PeopleofthePod You can reach us at: peopleofthepod@ajc.org If you've enjoyed this episode, please be sure to tell your friends, tag us on social media with #PeopleofthePod, and hop onto Apple Podcasts to rate us and write a review, to help more listeners find us. __ Transcript of Interview with Ryan Lavarnway: Manya Brachear Pashman: Sometimes it just makes more sense for my AJC colleagues to guest host. When it comes to sports, I always try to hand the mic to AJC Atlanta Director Dov Wilker. This week, in honor of Israel's 75th birthday, Dov sat down for a live conversation in front of a virtual audience with Major League Baseball Catcher Ryan Lavarnway, who played for Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic and the Olympics. Ryan talked to Dov about the pride he felt representing Israel on the international stage and the importance of building connections between the Jewish state and the Diaspora. I might not know a lot about baseball, but as someone about to visit Israel for the first time, Ryan's recollections and reflections brought tears to my eyes. Here's an instant replay.  Dov Wilker: Let's get it started in the beginning, Ryan, how did you get into baseball? And does your Judaism intertwine with that, or is that a separate story? Ryan Lavarnway: So, I started playing baseball when I was five years old. And my dad always played baseball, he was always doing pickup games on the weekends playing high-pitch softball, but the story of why I got started was my kindergarten teacher told my parents that I was not good at sharing, and that I should get involved in a team sport. So they signed me up about as early as I could sign up, when I was five years old. And I took to it really quick and the rest is history. Dov Wilker: You know, that's good advice for my seven year old who is also not very good at sharing. So I appreciate that.  And what about the role of Judaism in your life? Was Judaism something that was important to you from an early age? Or has that sort of become more important to you as you got older? Ryan Lavarnway: No, it really wasn't. My mom is Jewish, and she always loved Christmas. They had a white Christmas tree in her house with blue ornaments. And my dad would describe himself as a disenchanted Catholic. So growing up, we celebrated holidays from all religions. But there was no religion involved. We celebrated just to have a nice meal together, to have a reason to give presents and celebrate or light the candles. We went through the motions. Sometimes I joke that we celebrated Hallmark holidays.  And it wasn't until really until high school that I started to grow into my own as an adult and start to search for more. And in high school, I ended up going to temple for the first time with a high school teammate's mother who had MS and couldn't drive herself. So we kind of needed each other because I needed someone to go with, and she needed someone to drive her. And that was really my first experience. As an adult, when I started searching for more meaning behind –Why do we celebrate these holidays? And what do they mean? And where's the community that I want to be a part of? Dov Wilker: What state did you go to high school in? Ryan Lavarnway: I grew up in California, LA County, in the valley. My wife likes to make fun of me every time I talk about home, she references that SNL skit The Californians– she's like, Oh, you, you were on the one oh one and the four oh five.  So I grew up in Southern California. A lot of Jewish players on my youth league teams, on my little league teams, you know, Bar Mitzvah season for me, you know, when you're 13, 15, in that season of your life, I had a ton of friends that were Jewish, we had a great community here. But my family, again, we were more of the Hallmark holidays. Dov Wilker: So when you were in high school, when sort of you started getting more into your Judaism, but also, you know, as you were playing, did you ever experience antisemitism on the field when you were younger, or even when you were older? Ryan Lavarnway: When I was younger, not so much. And I think the reason that I was able to kind of dodge those bullets was because my dad was Catholic, and my mom was Jewish. So as we studied the Holocaust in school, I felt, you know, and to me, I'm almost embarrassed looking back, but this is my truth.  I would step away and I would say, Well, I'm half Catholic, so the people that were hurt and the people that were, killed in and, and antisemitism is against, that wasn't me. But then I could also step on the other side and be like, Well, I wasn't the evil villain, either. It wasn't my people that were causing all this pain. And that helps me avoid feeling, and feeling hurt by the antisemitism as a kid. But what that also did was, it kept me from feeling the benefits of the community.  And it wasn't until later, and we can get into this, when I played for Team Israel and I fully embraced being Jewish–and publicly–that I started facing antisemitism for the first time and really internalizing it and feeling it personally. But then that was also the first time, with that came, the feeling, the sense of community and feeling like I'm your brother, and you're my brother, you're my sister, and like we're all in this together. So I feel like they go hand in hand. Dov Wilker: So let's dive into that, the Team Israel stuff a little bit. Your first experience with the team came about in 2017, 2016.  Ryan Lavarnway: 16, yeah. Dov Wilker: 16. So how did that all start? I mean, you're a Major League Baseball player, you're a world series champion, and you get a phone call from some guy who was like, hey, like, we've got this team we want to create it? Or, was it, the World Baseball Classic is gonna be a big thing and you want to find a way to be a part of it and you're a great catcher, but you might not be picked for team USA. How does this all work? Ryan Lavarnway: So, yeah, I got a phone call from some guy that I'd never heard of. Peter Kurtz. I don't know if it initially came through my agent or how he first got ahold of me. But I got a call in 2012. And I had just made it into the big leagues as a rookie the year before. I had like half a year of service time, still trying to prove myself and establish myself as a major leaguer. And he said, Hey, we have this Team Israel. And we play baseball, surprise, you never heard of us. Which I think was everyone's reaction. But you qualify for the team, because your mom's Jewish. So what do you think?  And I was like, Well, what's the WBC because 10 years ago, it wasn't very popular yet, it's still growing. He's like, Well, we have to qualify to get into the tournament, because we only have one field in our whole country. And we're ranked 64th in the world. But we think we can do it. What do you think? The qualifier's in September, can you be there?  And I was like, Well, it sounds like an amazing opportunity. Let's do it. But if I get called up again, this year, I'll be in the big leagues, so I can't be there. So September 2012, came in when I was in the big leagues. I wasn't able to go, but I had the seed planted in my mind of this, this is a possibility. This is a thing. So four years later, they just missed qualifying in 2012, they had a lead in the last inning.  And my now best friend from this team, Josh Zeid, ended up blowing the lead.  Flash forward four years later, 2016, I get another call, Hey, we're going to try to qualify again. We just missed it last time, we think we're really going to make it this time. Can you be there? And this time, my answer was, well, I'm probably going to be in the big leagues. But if for whatever reason I'm not, heck yeah, let's do it. And then the skies parted. It was the first year in six years, I wasn't in the big leagues in September. And I was available. And I went and played. And what I remember, showing up, when I first got there was Josh Zeid spoke very passionately to the group about how blowing that lead four years earlier, is still eating him up inside. And it was the lowest of lows for his career and everything he had done pitching in the big leagues. That was the moment he wanted to change. And his impassioned speech really spoke to the rest of us about oh, man, this is maybe more important than we thought. Dov Wilker: So I want to jump back to something that you said, which I find very profound. This random person calls you and says, Hey, your mother's Jewish, you qualified to be on the team. How do you respond to that? Right? You started off by saying that you got more into your Judaism when you were in high school and but, how do you feel, what is that? And by the way, have you ever been to Israel before? Was there any sort of connection to Israel, as all of this is sort of taking place? Ryan Lavarnway: I had not ever been to Israel. When he first called me in 2012, my wife and I were engaged to be married. By the time 2016 came around, we had been married. My wife was raised Jewish, she had a bat mitzvah, she had been on Birthright. We had a Jewish wedding. I was more involved in the Jewish community locally in Denver, and had really embraced, on a personal level, that I'm a Jewish man, and I want to raise a Jewish family. I want to be involved in the Jewish community in Denver. I still had yet to say that publicly.  Because playing for the Boston Red Sox, our media training, at least 10 years ago, this was before athletes branding themselves and having their own brand was really acceptable. Especially in baseball, baseball is one of the last sports to embrace that.  So the Boston Red Sox media training involved: if anything is even potentially controversial—just keep it to yourself. The Red Sox is the brand, don't tarnish it. And Boston itself as a city is a little closed minded, I would say. I think people that know Boston could agree with this, that they're not the most forward thinking city.  Dov Wilker: No offense to anyone in Boston that's listening. Ryan Lavarnway: No, I love the city of Boston. Trust me, I love Boston. It's one of my favorite places. I still feel at home there. I've got my Red Sox World Series ring on the table right here.  But like, I know, some of my black teammates didn't feel comfortable, and black visiting players don't feel super comfortable there. So it's just it's just the way Boston is a little bit. So I just kept to myself.  When I announced I was going to play for Team Israel, was the first time that I really feel that it was public. And I feel maybe in a way that's the first time I dove all the way into the deep end of embracing it. Because you have to say to the world, right? If you are privately Jewish, in a sense, you could say that maybe it's–you're hiding it a little bit. Or it's just you're just not announcing it. So I finally announced it to the world. I finally experienced antisemitism for the first time in a way that I really internalized and personalized and I was really embraced by the Jewish community and it was really wonderful in that way. Dov Wilker: Two things --one is, AJC has a campaign that we created called Jewish and Proud. And it's something that we've been sort of pursuing as a result of the rise of antisemitism in our society. So I couldn't agree with you more. I think that that's so important. It's why, in fact, one of the reasons that I wear my kippa— one of the reasons is that I've got a hair problem in the back. But the second reason is that I feel it's an important identifier, because I'm very proud to be Jewish. And I want people to be able to know that. But I'm one of the things you just said was that, it's when you started to experience antisemitism, really publicly. So could you share a little bit about that? What was that like, or what type of experiences you might have had? Ryan Lavarnway: Yeah, so there was a couple of experiences that were more subtle. And it was more of people questioning, like, Oh, I didn't realize you were Jewish, or like, I didn't know that about you. And I felt like, I felt like they felt permission to express their questioning, or they felt like they had the right to have an opinion. Which ultimately, what's the difference? I'm the same exact person you've known for years. And now you think you have a different opinion about me.  And just the fact that they even made a face or had a slight different tone when they talked to me. It made me feel like well, why? Why did something change? Why did anything have to change?  There were more obvious experiences. Baseball is a very Christian sport, at least on the professional level. I think that we have 12 Jewish major leaguers this year, and that's a record. Out of 780  players in the major leagues, 12 are Jewish, so it's very much a minority. So every Sunday, a chaplain comes in and holds baseball chapel, in the dugout or in the clubhouse, for both teams, and they do it in English and in Spanish. So it's a really established institution within baseball. And it's great for those players. But it's not my thing. And I kind of established, ‘that's not my thing,' was my go to response when I was invited, because they tried to include everybody. And one time I remember I was in Gwinnett, Georgia, the AAA team for the Braves. Dov Wilker: Yeah. So it's up the street from where I live right now. Ryan Lavarnway: Yeah. And I was invited to baseball chapel. And I said, Well, it's not my thing. And the chaplain really pushed back,  like, why wouldn't you go? And I was like, Well, I'm Jewish. So you know, I don't need to go to baseball chapel. We have our own thing on the weekend. And, he said, Well, I've dealt with heathens like you before. And I don't remember what happened with the rest of the conversation.  But it left me feeling really awful, that he would call me that. And I honestly didn't even know what heathen meant. So I went and I looked it up in the dictionary on my phone. And I think technically, by the definition, heathen just means non-believer. But the way he said it made me feel like he was talking down to me, like I was less than and, for a supposed man of God, I didn't think that was very ethical, or I didn't really like the way he handled it.  So small experiences like that. And then there was one other time I was in AAA, I don't remember what team I was with. But one of my teammates in the outfield was expressing some other backwards opinions about some other groups that he thought maybe I might relate to—which I didn't. And he also went on to add –also, if we're going to be friends, I'm gonna have to tell you, you're wrong at some point. Because you don't believe in Jesus Christ. And I was like, okay, guy, well, then we're just not going to be friends after this.  So there have been experiences, some of them have been more subtle, some of them have been more obvious. In my experiences, I feel like antisemitism falls into two major categories. It's either ignorance, or it comes from hate. And I approach them in two separate ways. I think if it stems from ignorance, I try to educate them. It shouldn't have to be my job and anybody that is a Jewish person, it shouldn't have to be your job either. But if we don't do it, who will? And I think it goes the same way with anybody that is the receptor of any sort of ignorant hate, you know, whether it's black people, or gay people, anybody that experiences that, it shouldn't have to be your job to educate people. But again, if you don't, who will? So when someone makes a joke that might be hurtful or someone comes from a place of not understanding why it might be hurtful, I try to educate them, like this is where the history of that joke or the history of that ignorance comes from.  And then in general people, they don't want to be ignorant and they don't want to be hurtful. So most of the time they back off. The other time is when it comes from hate. And I don't know if you can necessarily change people's hearts. I take one of my cues from Hank Greenberg, who was one of the more famous baseball players in history. He was a big, strong, intimidating person, he would stand up to it. And he took the approach, at least from the stories that I've heard, of, you deal with a bully, you stand up to them, and you maybe intimidate them back, and then they'll back down. And I think that's one way or the other way is, if it stems from a place of hate so much that you're in danger, then that's when you kind of try to avoid it, or you reach out to authorities in some regard.  Dov Wilker: Ryan, I appreciate you sharing that. Unfortunately, for me, it's not surprising to hear what you shared. And I'm sure for many in our audience, they wouldn't have expected it. And yet, it also might not be a surprise. It's also one of the reasons AJC created a tool. It's an online glossary called Translate Hate, for those experiences to be able to explain to people what the root of the antisemitism that they might be sharing comes from. I absolutely agree with you about the two types of antisemitism that you've experienced. I'm curious if you ever, did you ever talk to the other 11 Jewish players in the majors about their experiences? Or that you sort of just assume that they had similar ones? And did you ever experience it from the fans? Ryan Lavarnway: No, in general, a lot of most of the fans have been really supportive, or don't bring it up at all. So fan wise, it's been really, really positive. And as far as talking to other players about it, when we're with Team Israel is when I interact with the other Jewish players the most. And we're really just enjoying the experience and really positive. So any experience I speak of is really personal. And you'd have to kind of talk to them about theirs. Dov Wilker: Yeah, no, I appreciate that. So let's talk a little bit more about what it was like to represent Team Israel. What was it like? I mean, here you are, you've sort of done very cool things in the majors, you got to be a part of this team, this unique gathering of the diaspora Jews essentially to represent the Jewish homeland. Here we are again, on Yom Ha'atzmaut, Independence Day, talking about that. Was the team received well by the other countries in the World Baseball Classic? These are other ballplayers that, you know or were you sort of shunned aside a little bit? Ryan Lavarnway: So the first thing is, when I first started to play for Team Israel, I can be totally honest about this. I signed up because it was a great baseball opportunity. Playing in the World Baseball Classic was, I had never played international baseball before. So it seemed like a cool thing to do. And it would add to my baseball resume. Representing a people, a culture, and a country, it didn't even enter my mind. I didn't know what it would mean to me. So I signed up for a baseball opportunity. We played in Brooklyn in a qualifier.  And it started to hit me when I stepped on the field with Israel across my chest. And we stepped onto the line for the national anthems before the game. And we took off our hats and we put on kippas. And it was the first time that a sports team had ever done that, or at least a baseball team had ever done that. It was really interesting. And I looked into the stands and there was–Brooklyn's a home game for for Israel, right, there was a bunch of Jews in Brooklyn, and there was a few yeshiva schools with kids with the tallit and the kippa. And it hit me that these kids have never had a team like this, where they can relate to every player on the field.  And everything that I know about representation and how the more things you can relate to in leaders, or the more things you can relate to in role models, the more meaningful and impactful it will be for you as a young person. It really hit me that I wanted to be the person for them. I wanted to be their role model. And then it hit me again when we got to Israel, because after we qualified for the tournament, they brought us to Israel and filmed a documentary about it. They did a great job. I don't get five cents if you download it on Amazon but check it out because they did a great job.  Going to Israel really, really it hit home for me. We got to Israel and we had a practice on the only field in the country. And I have this sense of meaning that's growing and my heart is expanding another size like the Grinch on Christmas, when his heart grows two sizes. And after our practice, we have a press conference with the Israeli media. And they let us have it. They were initially not excited to have us represent them. They pushed back really hard. Who are you to represent us? We don't even play baseball, you guys are outsiders. Who do you think you are? And we were all like, Oh, my God, like, we thought we would be at this press conference, and it was going to be a love fest where they were so happy that we made it into the tournament. And that was very much not the case.  So that gave us pause a little bit. But we also appreciated that they didn't just accept us because we were winners. They wanted us to prove it, like prove that you mean it and prove that you're gonna represent us well. So we went to Seoul, South Korea was the first round. And we started to win. And we counted out before we started, I don't know if you remember the article that ESPN posted. They called us the Jamaican bobsled team of baseball, has-beens, wannabes, never-weres, that perfectly fulfill the role of “team that has no business being there, and somehow found a way to win minus, they haven't won yet.” That was what the article said.  And that was maybe the best thing that ever happened to us because we got a very, very solid collective chip on our shoulders. And we had a lot of players that felt like maybe they had been overlooked in their careers or hadn't got the opportunity or hadn't performed to their potential. So we had a lot of players that already had a chip on their shoulder. And now as a group, we had one. So we went out there, and we started to win. And we beat Korea, and we beat Taiwan, and we beat the Netherlands. And everybody's now freaking out. We're a Cinderella story. And the other teams were great. The other teams, you know, you qualified for Israel, whatever.  We move on to Tokyo. And as we advance to the second round, now the Israeli media is like, we're so happy you're representing us. Thank you for being respectful and giving positive energy on the worldwide stage and for playing so great. And now we have this positive thing. So the Israel media finally embraced us, as we continued to send the message that we want it to grow the game within Israel, not just win, and not just say, wham bam, Thank you, ma'am, we're out of here. But we all had the intention to be around for a while.  And then we beat Cuba. And the Cuban media was pissed. And I think they were probably embarrassed that they lost. And that was the first time that another country's media had been like, well, you guys are all American. You guys are America. American's B-team. And that was the first time we really got pushed back. But realistically, nobody on Team Israel would have made America's B-team or America's C-team or America's D-team or E-team or F-team. Like us we were a collection of has-beens, never-weres and wannabes that qualified for Israel. And then most of that team from 2017 signed up for the Olympics and we established Israeli citizenship and went back to Israel a second time.  And every time that we've been to Israel, we make the commitment to grow the game we go, and we host clinics for the youth. Most of the prize money for the team has gone to building new fields or funding international tournament travel for the youth. And participation in baseball in Israel has doubled since the first time I wore an Israeli uniform. Dov Wilker: There's so much that was said. I'm so grateful that you shared all of that. Ryan Lavarnway: I have no idea if I answered your question.  Dov Wilker: I'm not even sure what my question was anymore. So it's the perfect answer. By being members of the Israeli team at the Olympics, did the Israeli Olympic Committee do anything to share about the massacre of the 72 Olympics? Was that at all a part of sort of, in general, was there sort of learning, teaching, touring that that Israel did, that the the institutions there to help you all sort of have a better understanding if you'd never been there before, sort of different challenges and things like that on the global scale?  Ryan Lavarnway: Yeah, there absolutely was. So we all had to go to Israel a second time to establish our citizenship, which I think was the right thing to do. You know, you can't just mail us a passport overnight, right? So we went to Israel again, we went to all the fields, we coached kids. We went to Independence Hall, we did all the things.  What we also did was we had to go to their athletic Institute to be put through a battery of testing. They wanted to make sure we were healthy, and that we weren't going to die on the field. And I don't know if you remember the old Gatorade commercials, where they had a tube hooked up to your mouth and the EKG machine, all the wires coming off and you're running on a treadmill. We did that.  And we're running on this treadmill. We're dripping sweat, we're panting. Our hearts are beating and we're all like, do you understand baseball? Like, we don't have to do this. But they put us through all the crazy testing. It was really awesome. And while we were at the Institute, we got to meet some of the Judo athletes, some of the windsurfer athletes and we went straight from there to the Israel Olympic Experience, which is like a museum for Olympics in Israel. It's not a very big museum. Dov Wilker: They've got some gold medals... Ryan Lavarnway: I believe, and don't quote me, because I'm not sure on the facts. But I believe they had 13 medals, before Tokyo and four gold, I want to say. Judo and windsurfing I believe, I might be wrong.  But going through that Olympic experience, it really gave us context for understanding the history of Israeli athletics. And the tragedy that happened in the 70s.  Dov Wilker: I'm glad to hear that. I'm curious: in Israel, what was it like for you the first time, the second time? Did your opinions change when you became an Israeli citizen? I'm not going to ask for your political analysis of the current situation there, I don't think that'd be fair. How has that experience changed for you and your family? You're married. Did anybody join you in Israel? Ryan Lavarnway: So the first time I went, my parents were nervous. Because if you watch the American news cycle, you would think that Israel feels like a dangerous place. And they were like, Are you sure you want to go, especially right now. So I went into it a little nervous. not knowing what to expect, and you land on the ground. And I was like, I've never felt more safe in my life. This place is beautiful. It's amazing. We spent, the first time I went, we spent four days in Tel Aviv first, beautiful city, right on the water, we stayed in this beautiful beachfront hotel. And then we went to Jerusalem, and going to Jerusalem. And this is going to be a pained metaphor, so please forgive me. But in the same way, the first time that I stepped into the old Yankee Stadium, or Wrigley or Fenway Park, you can just tell it's different.  You can just smell the significance in the air, you just know, like, I am among history, so many important things have happened here. And I get to experience this in the modern world. And it just feels, like your heart beats different, the air smells different. So going to Jerusalem was that for me, and especially getting to the Western Wall, I swear to God, I felt God for the first time. And it was just this transformational experience. I think I cried. I think they caught it on video for the documentary, which is cool for me to live through and get to see again, because that was a really, really meaningful moment in my life. But going there, for the first time, yeah, my wife came with me. This was before we had our daughter, years before we had our daughter. But it was really, really meaningful and transformational for me to go for the first time.  When I went back the second time, I got to experience it all again. You know, you don't have that transformational experience, because you've already changed as a person, and you're changed forever. So it was really cool to go back again. And then they handed me my passport. And I have this goatee so I kind of felt like Jason Bourne, where I have two passports now, like, which I am going to use. Except they both have the same name. It's very, very, very cool. Dov Wilker: So I'm gonna go for some rapid fire questions… Ryan Lavarnway: Oh wait, I have one more. I think it's a good answer. And I don't like to express my political opinions. But what I'd like to tell people is, if you either voted– in America, if you're an American citizen, you either voted for our current president, or you voted for the last president, you didn't vote for both. And either currently or four years ago, you were unhappy with the decisions that the government was making. I don't think that made you feel less proud to be an American.  And I would encourage you to use the same opinion, when you think of Israel. Whether you agree with what the current current government is doing or not, does not have to color your opinion of whether you agree with the concept of Israel. When I think of Israel, I believe in what Israel is about, and it being a safe haven for the Jewish people worldwide, whether I agree with what the current government is doing or not. And I think it's very easy to judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their actions. And that goes the same with a country that you personally identify with also, so I just wanted to throw that in there. Dov Wilker: I so appreciate you saying that. I was speaking to a group of high school students recently. And I shared with them that, you know, we're talking about the current situation, and I said, you know, Israel welcomed in Ukrainians as citizens, not as refugees. If you read Israel's Declaration of Independence, it refers to the survivors of the Holocaust and those who were expelled from other lands. And so the in-gathering of the safe haven for the Jewish people is so important for us to be able to continue to remember the role that Israel plays in our lives. We're, you know, we're fortunate to live in the United States today. But we see that people need Israel more and more depending on where they live, not everybody is as fortunate and there are many people who have moved to Israel because of the antisemitism that they themselves might have experienced here. So I think it's a really powerful statement for you to make and something that I hope, I'm guessing that if you shared it here, you share it with all of your audiences, but if not, I hope that that's something you continue to share with your audiences.  All right, well, it's no easy transition to my rapid fire, so I'm just gonna do it. Ryan Lavarnway: Just rip off the bandaid. Dov Wilker: There you go. Favorite Israeli snack? Ryan Lavarnway: Shawarma. Dov Wilker: Oh. Snack? You have a very different appetite than I do, my friend. Ryan Lavarnway: I have a very big appetite.  Dov Wilker: Favorite city in Israel? Ryan Lavarnway: Jerusalem.  Dov Wilker: Favorite baseball memory. Ryan Lavarnway: Two answers: World Series win, or my debut with Cincinnati.  Dov Wilker: Okay. Most challenging part of being a catcher. Ryan Lavarnway: Hitting in the ninth inning. Dov Wilker: You know, you talked about the small numbers, the mighty numbers of Jews in Major League Baseball today. Is there an association between the Jewish ballplayers in the major leagues and other professional sports? Is there any reason, maybe it's based on a city that you live in? Or it's sort of an overall, I know like, there's the Jewish Coaches Association, something like that? Is there anything like the Jewish professional ballplayers association, that gets you together, perhaps to be able to encourage others like you to play for the Israeli teams in other sports that they're professionals in. Ryan Lavarnway: Not that I've experienced yet, but that might be a cool idea to start. I'd be up for it. If you want to talk off of this broadcast. Dov Wilker: It's my new side project at work. Ted, thank you for the approval.  And I guess my final question for you, Ryan, is, we're here today, Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israel's 75th birthday. What type of closing message do you have about the importance of Israel, you already talked about the safe haven for the Jewish people, but sort of the future of American Jewry. Any parting words of wisdom that you'd like to share? Ryan Lavarnway: My biggest thing is, participate, and be proud. And you need to be public, because the only way that we can get the benefit of the community and strengthen numbers is if we support each other, and we're aware of who each other are. I've received so much benefit in my life from embracing the community and stepping out into the public. And it's really changed my life. And it's changed how I view myself as a man. And it's changed the direction that I want to raise my family. And it's been such a positive change. And I've had such a positive embrace from the community. And I want others to experience that. And I never would have experienced it if I didn't go out of my way to participate in Team Israel. So I encourage anybody watching, go out, get involved, anything in your community, a team you can get involved in. It's been so positive for me, and I hope it can be so positive for you as well. Dov Wilker: Well, Ryan, on behalf of American Jewish Committee, thank you very much for joining us for this wonderful conversation.  

Gianni is a 9th-grade student at GOC. He's also into racing, military history, and great conversation. Gianni sits down with Mr. Lollis to talk about all sorts of hobbies and interests - Legends cars, racing strategy, WWII history, video games, family, friends, and the enjoyment he gets from good conversation.If you have a question or want to be on the podcast, please email me at dan.lollis@gcpsk12.org.  If you're interested in Gwinnett Online Campus, you can head over to our website and find out all about the school and the great things we have going on.Special thanks to Dr. Ray and Dr. O'Neal for making this podcast possible.  Music for the podcast is "Blue Ska" by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License..

92.9 The Game Braves Insider Grant McAuley chats about how hot Ozzie Albies has been the past 10 games, Charlie Morton's strong outing last night, facing Sandy Alcantara tonight, Bryce Elder's run of starts, Michael harris beginning his rehab stint in Gwinnett, Marcell Ozuna being in the lineup again, and how much the Braves batting order could change when Michael Harris returns.

Gwinnett County police are investigating a shooting that occurred in unincorporated Stone Mountain, leaving one man dead and another injured. The injured man entered Grady Hospital in Atlanta with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and claimed to have been involved in a shooting at a home on Mountain Drive. Police responded to the home and found a dead man inside. Detectives are currently investigating the incident and trying to locate any witnesses who may have seen or heard the shooting. The motive and identity of the deceased male are currently unknown. Gwinnett County police are looking for suspects who are accused of trying to steal a catalytic converter from a car in a neighborhood near Duluth last month. Master Police Officer Hideshi Valle said a surveillance camera at the Walmart on Jimmy Carter Boulevard recorded two men purchasing tools on March 2. Two people matching the description of the men at Walmart were then seen with at least two other suspects a few hours later, shortly after midnight, trying to steal a catalytic converter from a 2014 BMW 435i on Saint Andrews Drive. The BMW's owner heard loud drilling noises outside his window and saw three people with tools around his vehicle, according to the police report. A white sedan that was running was next to the BMW as well.The owner grabbed his handgun and fired at least 10 through a window at the suspects. The vehicle began to pull away from the house and two of the suspects who had allegedly been trying to steal the catalytic converter ran after it and got inside it. The third suspect ran toward another house in the neighborhood. The suspects recorded buying tools at Walmart are described as Black men in their early 20s. One of them has a tattoo of a partial clock on the top of his left hand, and was wearing a black hoodie, shorts, socks and sliders on the day the theft occurred. The other suspect has tattoos on his right hand, and was wearing a blue zip-up hoodie, green sweatpants, gray socks and green Nike slides. Gwinnett County police are looking for a man who stole a leaf blower from a Home Depot in the Hamilton Mill area last week. Master Police Officer Hideshi Valle said the man is accused of walking in to the store, which is located at 2120 Hamilton Creek Parkway, on April 20 and put a RYOBI 18V HP Brushless Blower in a shopping cart and then leaving the store with the device without paying for it. Police said the leaf blower is worth $159. A police report states the man allegedly put the leaf blower in a dark blue passenger car before driving away in the vehicle. The report lists the vehicle as possibly being a Nissan, but the model was unknown. The suspect is described as an older White man with a colored tattoo on his left forearm, and who was wearing dark pants, a blue shirt that had the word "DIAMOND" printed on the front, and a brown or camouflage baseball cap at the time of the theft. Officials at the Gwinnett Medical Examiner's Office and private DNA testing laboratory, Othram Inc., are hoping genealogical testing will help them find answers regarding two sets of children's bones that were found in Gwinnett around 25 years ago. The bones were found in boxes at the intersection of Buford Highway and Weaver Way in February 1998. There is no complete set of bones for either child, one of whom is believed to have been an infant and the other is believed to be a teenager. The bones were exhumed legally, according to the letter found with the bones, from somewhere in south Georgia, but where is unknown. Speculation is that the bones were meant to end up somewhere else but fell from a vehicle when driving through Gwinnett. Officials also believe that the children died somewhere between 1900 and 1940 because the bones were found with burial tools from that era. Othram is purpose built to identify either victims or perpetrators in cases with no other leads. Currently Othram is trying to raise money to cover the cost of the testing. Buford racked up a season-high 15 hits Monday for a 10-1 victory over Peachtree Ridge in decisive Game 3 of their first-round series in the Class AAAAAAA state baseball playoffs. Ethan Murray, Brandon Taliaferro, Madden Young and Ayden Lockett led the Wolves' hitters. Murray's home run was his sixth of the season. The output was more than enough for winning pitcher Nate Taylor, who struck out eight and walked one over 6 2/3 innings in a three-hitter. The Wolves advance to host Walton in the second round on April 28 and 29. Wesleyan rallied for an 8-7 victory in walkoff fashion in Game 1, then got a dominant pitching performance from Dominick Scalese in the nightcap for a 3-0 win and a sweep of Hebron Christian in the first round of the Class AAA state baseball playoffs Monday. Scalese struck out 11 in a complete-game, two-hitter in Game 2 to finish off the sweep. Schley Gordy and Forrest Lietz had two hits each in the opener as the Wolves advanced to a second-round matchup at Ringgold on April 29 and May 1. For more information be sure to visit www.bgpodcastnetwork.com   https://www.lawrencevillega.org/  https://www.foxtheatre.org/  https://guideinc.org/  https://www.psponline.com/  https://www.kiamallofga.com/  https://www.milb.com/gwinnett  https://www.fernbankmuseum.org/  www.atlantagladiators.com              See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andy Harris and Matt Chrietzberg dive into the Braves minor leagues. Gwinnett visits Omaha for the first time and gets rolling while the young pitching in Rome and Augusta continue to put in good work. [READ MORE] The post OFR Farm Report Podcast #114: Stripers Storm Omaha appeared first on Outfield Fly Rule.

Listen to the highlights from Omaha's 5-3 victory over the Stripers at Werner Park on April 23, 2023.

One student decided to find a way to repurpose all that organic material, making GGC's dining operations more sustainable while at the same time providing a teaching tool to students.Stephen D. Johnson, 28, a senior studying environmental science with a focus in natural science, developed the program named Roots to Shoots to solve food needs, food waste and food production issues that he saw at GGC. The program takes food waste from the GGC dining hall and uses it for soil compost at GGC's microfarm, which is used to grow fruits and vegetables for the dining hall and local food banks.SOURCE: www.GwinnettDailyPost.com

Listen to the highlights from Omaha's 5-2 loss to the Stripers at Werner Park on April 22, 2023.

Listen to the highlights from Omaha's 7-3 loss to the Stripers at Werner Park on April 21, 2023.

Sam Devroye, a first-time skater for the “Disney On Ice” tour, spoke positively about his experience so far in a recent phone interview. Devroye said that he was proud of his achievements and that he has grown a lot during the tour. He also shared that he hopes to one day win a role as a featured skater. Devroye's passion for skating began when he was 15, and he sees himself doing it for quite some time. As an ensemble skater, he is featured in several numbers during the show, including “Be Our Guest” from “Beauty and the Beast” and “Under the Sea” from The Little Mermaid. The tour concludes at the end of April in Louisiana. Lee Trevino, a six-time major golf champion, will be hosting the Lee Trevino Championship Experience, a two-day dinner and golf event to benefit the Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett, on May 31-June 1 at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth. Guests will have special access to spend time with Trevino, who will be the guest of honor at the dinner on May 31 and highlight the golf experience on June 1. Limited availability remains for the event, and interested individuals should contact Jamie Hamilton at j.m.hamilton@specialneedsschools.org. The Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization that serves the special needs community through their pre-K-12 School and Young Adults Learning Life Skills Program. Police in Gwinnett County are seeking Jose Antonio Cruz and Tabitha Katurhia Weaver on felony shoplifting warrants. The two allegedly stole over $5,000 worth of allergy medications and bins from two Publix stores in March. Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest and indictment. Anyone with information about Cruz and Weaver's whereabouts can call detectives or Atlanta Crime Stoppers ,or visit Stop Crime ATL dot Com. The city of Lilburn has adopted an updated livable centers initiative (LCI) plan aimed at improving mobility and access to jobs and services in the Lilburn Community Improvement District (CID) area and other parts of the city. The LCI plan includes greenspace needs, trail and park access, and transit improvements. Road and transit improvements outlined in the LCI plan would become eligible for funding once the Improvements and Traffic Management Study for the Lawrenceville Highway corridor is finished. The plan designates several greenspace areas throughout the CID footprint, making it easier for Lilburn residents to be within a 10-minute walk from a trail access point or pocket park. Disney Concerts has announced a 45-city tour for "Encanto: The Sing-Along Film Concert," including a stop at Atlanta's Fox Theatre on November 8th. The event will feature a live band performing all the music from the Academy Award-winning film while the full movie is shown, and attendees are encouraged to dress up as their favorite characters. The "Encanto" soundtrack, featuring eight original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, held the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200 album chart for nine non-consecutive weeks. Tickets go on sale on April 21st. Schelly Marlatt joins us to talk about the Earth Day Recycling event at CoolRay Field this weekend For more information be sure to visit www.bgpodcastnetwork.com   https://www.lawrencevillega.org/  https://www.foxtheatre.org/  https://guideinc.org/  https://www.psponline.com/  https://www.kiamallofga.com/  https://www.milb.com/gwinnett  https://www.fernbankmuseum.org/  www.atlantagladiators.com              See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to the highlights from Omaha's 9-3 loss to the Stripers at Werner Park on April 20, 2023.

Listen to the highlights from Omaha's 6-2 loss to the Stripers at Werner Park on April 19, 2023.

For the first time since Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful began hosting a community-wide Earth Day-themed recycling event six years ago, Earth Day actually falls on a Saturday, the perfect day to rid households of recyclables, including latex and oil-based paints, electronics, tires, clothing, sneakers and paper for shredding. Earth Day 2023 is this Saturday, and Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful — in concert with Gwinnett County Solid Waste — will welcome recyclers from 9 a.m. to noon at Cooray Field in Lawrenceville. For more information be sure to visit www.bgpodcastnetwork.com   https://www.lawrencevillega.org/  https://www.foxtheatre.org/  https://guideinc.org/  https://www.psponline.com/  https://www.kiamallofga.com/  https://www.milb.com/gwinnett  https://www.fernbankmuseum.org/  www.atlantagladiators.com              See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to the highlights from Omaha's 4-1 loss to the Stripers at Werner Park on April 18, 2023.

Mrs. Michelle Allen is a language arts teacher at GOC. She's also a runner, a reader, and a game show winner. Mrs. Allen sits down with Mr. Lollis talk about what it was like to be on Family Feud. Mrs. Allen shares all the behind the scenes details - the trailer, the stage, the lights, microphones, and cameras, the audience, the host, the nervousness and excitement she felt, and how hard it was to keep her family's performance secret for months. In addition to being on Family Feud, Ms. Allen talks about running and visiting different states for half marathons. She finishes the conversation by sharing some of her favorite books and authors.If you have a question or want to be on the podcast, please email me at dan.lollis@gcpsk12.org.  If you're interested in Gwinnett Online Campus, you can head over to our website and find out all about the school and the great things we have going on.Special thanks to Dr. Ray and Dr. O'Neal for making this podcast possible.  Music for the podcast is "Blue Ska" by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License..

Disney on Ice's Pablo Saccinto sits down with us to talk about the upcoming show in Duluth, life on the road, how he started skating, and his favorite Disney movies.  Also: The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners has postponed voting on using eminent domain to take land owned by a Black family for a century. The family, who sold some of the land to the county previously, were determined to hold on to their property, which includes Lake Sheryl, stating they had plans for its future. A public backlash over plans to create a historical park, which appeared to show the county wanted to recreate slave quarters, had forced the county to delay the vote. Board members are expected to hear from the family and the Gwinnett Historical Restoration and Preservation Board. The Livsey family met with members of the press on Friday morning to share their memories about growing up on the property, which includes Lake Sheryl, in south Gwinnett. They also made it clear that the land is not for sale.“We do not intend to sell,” said Dorethia Livsey, who is the family's matriarch. “We have plans for the future, but the main thing is right now to hold onto our land and not to let anyone take it.” Confederate groups, including two Gwinnett County men, are suing county leaders to restore a Confederate memorial on the Lawrenceville Square. The lawsuit asks the court to order the monument, which was removed and put in storage by the county in 2021, be restored to its former location. The lawsuit is a refiling of a lawsuit filed last year and reflects the Georgia Supreme Court ruling that residents of a county can sue their local government to have a Confederate monument, taken down by the county, put back up. The monument was placed on the historic courthouse grounds in 1993 but was removed after becoming a target of vandalism in 2020. The lawsuit argues that removing the monument violates state law. A federal grand jury has indicted Christopher Burns, a Berkeley Lake man who has been missing for two-and-a-half years, on 10 counts of wire fraud, two counts of mail fraud, and four counts of money laundering for his role in a $10 million investment fraud scheme. Burns, a financial adviser who conducted business through four different companies, is accused of defrauding investors by promising them safe investments that would yield high returns, while actually using their money to pay back other investors and fund his lavish lifestyle. Burns has been missing since September 2020, but the FBI is searching for him. Two students at Radloff Middle School are facing disciplinary action after allegedly attacking a classmate with a belt and racial slurs. The school's principal has described the incident as "inappropriate and despicable behavior" and has assured parents that the school will not tolerate violence or racial slurs. A teacher is also reportedly under investigation over whether they did anything to stop the attack. The school has not released further details of the investigation, citing student privacy laws and a "personnel matter." Andrea Alabi, the Number 2 person in the Fulton County Solicitor's Office and former Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office employee, is planning to run against her former boss, Patsy Austin-Gatson, in the next Democratic Party primary. Alabi accuses Austin-Gatson of being "in over her head" and not addressing critical crime-related issues. Austin-Gatson was elected in 2020, defeating Danny Porter and becoming the first Black person to hold the office. Alabi would like to partner with schools and parents to deter children from making bad decisions and work on second-chance initiatives while focusing on violent crime. Austin-Gatson disputes claims that her office is not getting enough convictions, stating that her office has gotten 59 convictions since she took office in January 2021. The Mountain Park community has not reached a consensus over the proposed redevelopment of the former Olympic Tennis Center property on the Gwinnett-DeKalb county line in the US. Some residents were excited about the proposal, which features a Costco-type business as an anchor, but others found it lackluster and wanted to know why a better proposal wasn't put together for what county officials had long described as a "gateway" project. The proposed development, which is set to cost around $125m, is expected to include 255 apartments, some green space, three restaurants with drive-thru lanes, and a Costco. For more information be sure to visit www.bgpodcastnetwork.com   https://www.lawrencevillega.org/  https://www.foxtheatre.org/  https://guideinc.org/  https://www.psponline.com/  https://www.kiamallofga.com/  https://www.milb.com/gwinnett  https://www.fernbankmuseum.org/  www.atlantagladiators.com              See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Listen to the show Monday-Thursday at 10am. Learn all about people and places around Gwinnett County. Hey if you're enjoying the show, horoscope & morning inspiration, help me keep up the good feelings by buying me a cup of coffee. Just click the link below. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AudreyBK___________________________________________Women in Gwinnett County, Georgia, are breaking barriers and making waves in the business world. With a growing number of female entrepreneurs, Gwinnett County is quickly becoming a hub for innovative businesses that are investable and have a significant economic impact.

Four students from Maxwell High School of Technology in Lawrenceville, Georgia, are heading to Houston on April 19 to offer suggestions in response to some of NASA's biggest challenges as part of the NASA HUNCH program. This is the first year schools from Georgia have been invited to participate in the program, which allows high school students to develop solutions to problems posed on the International Space Station program that are not vital for NASA engineers to work on. The problems become new challenges for the students to address in the areas of design and prototype, video and media, sewn flight articles, flight configuration, software, hardware, and biomedical science. In most situations, using the words “high school” and “food fight” in the same sentence would not necessarily portend to a positive community event. This, however, is not one of those situations. Culinary students from Gwinnett County high schools in Georgia will compete in a "food fight" to create dishes to feed the food insufficient in the community. The schools with culinary education programs will prepare 10 gallons of a creamed, protein-based product with vegetables that go over rice, potatoes or pasta that will be judged by Chef Hank Reid of the nonprofit Lettum Eat. The top two dishes will be recognized, with the rest of the food available to Reid for use in his food truck. Lettum Eat provides fresh meals for the food insufficient in Gwinnett County. The competition is also an opportunity for the students to give back to the community and consider food service as a career path. The Atlanta Gas Light (AGL) Foundation has partnered with Gwinnett Technical College and Atlanta Technical College to create a certification program for natural gas technicians, in response to a growing need for a new generation of technicians due to retirements. The one-semester program will begin on May 22 and will consist of 14 credit hours divided into four courses. AGL crews will provide ride-alongs for students. The Technical College System of Georgia received a $400,000 grant from the AGL Foundation to update facilities and equipment and support financially struggling students. Interested students can find registration information on the two colleges' websites.  Brookwood celebrated Senior Night with a 10-3 win over Dacula in boys lacrosse on Thursday. Mack Trentini led the victory with four goals, while Mason Saunders , Elijah Bryant, Chase Whigham and Landon Lofters also contributed in the attack. The Broncos improve to 5-12 overall and 3-4 in area play. On the ladies' side, Brookwood cruised to a 21-1 win over Dacula for Senior Night on Thursday. Triniti Cassidy had seven goals, one assist and two groundballs for the Broncos, while Leah Brown, Zoe Calendine and Alexis Scoggins also had big games. Greater Atlanta Christian's powerhouse volleyball program has a new head coach. The Norcross private school announced Thursday it has promoted assistant coach Crystal Lee to head coach as a replacement for the outgoing Rachel VanderPol. VanderPol led the Spartans to the Class AAAAA state championship in 2022 – with Lee as an assistant — and the AAA state title in 2021. Prior to joining GAC last season, Lee coached from 2019 to 2021 at Johns Creek. She also has coached club volleyball at 575 Volleyball and A5 South. Lee played college volleyball from 2015-18 at Georgia State, leading the Panthers in attacking her final two seasons and tallying 818 career kills. She was a teammate of Kristina Stinson, North Gwinnett's head coach, early in her college career.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fred Cephas, the new fire chief of Gwinnett County, Georgia, recalls his doubts about whether firefighting was the right career for him after watching events unfold on September 11, 2001. Cephas, who had recently joined the fire department, said watching public safety personnel rush into the burning towers and realising that he was now part of that community was a shock. Despite his initial concerns, Cephas stayed the course and has spent the past 22 years serving the department, working in various areas, including strategic planning, operations, and as a licensed polygraphist. He became Gwinnett's first black fire chief on April 1, 2023, and intends to make the department employee-focused and community-centered. Plans for a proposed mixed-use development on the former Olympic tennis center site in Gwinnett County, Georgia, include a large warehouse grocery store, apartments, and several restaurants, one of which may be a Whataburger. The 31.1-acre development would also feature a multi-use path, a water feature, and several monument-style signs. County officials have recommended the plan for approval, and an informational meeting for residents will take place on April 13. The county is requesting the property be rezoned from commercial only to mixed-use residential zoning, with the final decision to be made by the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners after review by the Planning Commission. Buford head baseball coach Stuart Chester achieved his 700th win milestone in the Battle For Bartow tournament against Etowah. Chester is the sixth high school baseball coach in Georgia to reach this accomplishment. Despite his achievement, he says it's just a number and focuses on the impact he has made on his players and the coaches he's worked with. Chester spent most of his career coaching at Cartersville before becoming Buford's head coach in 2018. He has enjoyed coaching at Buford and doesn't plan to retire soon. The milestone win was aided by a brilliant pitching performance from Damien Brown, who pitched a shutout and recorded 14 strikeouts. Sophomore Cannon Goldin manufactured the only run of the game, leading Buford to a 1-0 victory.   For more information be sure to visit www.bgpodcastnetwork.com   https://www.lawrencevillega.org/  https://www.foxtheatre.org/  https://guideinc.org/  https://www.psponline.com/  https://www.kiamallofga.com/  https://www.milb.com/gwinnett  https://www.fernbankmuseum.org/  www.atlantagladiators.com              See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's abbreviated show, the boys discuss whether or not Spencer Strider should enter the rotation, should Travis Demerrtte be sent back to Gwinnett, Dansby's hot streak and how the Braves need to take advantage of an easy June schedule. They also discuss how Deion Jones' trade value has tanked given his recent shoulder injury and the never ending battle of the Falcons not caring about their offensive line will continue to doom them.

August is an 11th-grade student at GOC. They're also a poet, music-lover, and hair dye expert. August sits down with Mr. Lollis to talk about their favorite class, being the stage manager for the talent show, the enjoyment and challenges that come from writing poetry, their love of 90s grunge music and bands like Nirvana and Alice in Chains, listening to music on headphones or boom box, and hair dye - color, process, and history.If you have a question or want to be on the podcast, please email me at dan.lollis@gcpsk12.org.  If you're interested in Gwinnett Online Campus, you can head over to our website and find out all about the school and the great things we have going on.Special thanks to Dr. Ray and Dr. O'Neal for making this podcast possible.  Music for the podcast is "Blue Ska" by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License..

Sienna is a 10th-grade student at GOC. She's also a huge music fan, a creative, and a collector of GOC pins. Sienna sits down with Mr. Lollis to talk about her love of alternative music and bands like Paramore. She talks about the advantages of listening to music on vinyl or CDs, and her musical talents - from her past talent show performances on the piano to her newer interest in ukulele, electric guitar, and violin. She discusses the joys of reading and writing, her interest in psychology, her large collection of rings, making jewelry, interior design, thrifting, and her ever-growing lanyard and the GOC pins she has acquired over the years.If you have a question or want to be on the podcast, please email me at dan.lollis@gcpsk12.org.  If you're interested in Gwinnett Online Campus, you can head over to our website and find out all about the school and the great things we have going on.Special thanks to Dr. Ray and Dr. O'Neal for making this podcast possible.  Music for the podcast is "Blue Ska" by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License..

Fred Cephas, the new fire chief of Gwinnett County, Georgia, recalls his doubts about whether firefighting was the right career for him after watching events unfold on September 11, 2001. Cephas, who had recently joined the fire department, said watching public safety personnel rush into the burning towers and realising that he was now part of that community was a shock. Despite his initial concerns, Cephas stayed the course and has spent the past 22 years serving the department, working in various areas, including strategic planning, operations, and as a licensed polygraphist. He became Gwinnett's first black fire chief on April 1, 2023, and intends to make the department employee-focused and community-centered. A man named Bee Moua was hit by a vehicle and left in critical condition on March 27th in Dacula, Georgia. Gwinnett County police are seeking help from the public to find the driver who fled the scene after hitting Moua. According to the police report, Moua was walking along Kilcrease Road when he was hit, and police believe a Hyundai Santa Fe was involved in the incident. Parts of the vehicle were found, and investigators are asking anyone with information to contact them or Crime Stoppers to remain anonymous. Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest and indictment. Plans for a proposed mixed-use development on the former Olympic tennis center site in Gwinnett County, Georgia, include a large warehouse grocery store, apartments, and several restaurants, one of which may be a Whataburger. The 31.1-acre development would also feature a multi-use path, a water feature, and several monument-style signs. County officials have recommended the plan for approval, and an informational meeting for residents will take place on April 13. The county is requesting the property be rezoned from commercial only to mixed-use residential zoning, with the final decision to be made by the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners after review by the Planning Commission. Buford head baseball coach Stuart Chester achieved his 700th win milestone in the Battle For Bartow tournament against Etowah. Chester is the sixth high school baseball coach in Georgia to reach this accomplishment. Despite his achievement, he says it's just a number and focuses on the impact he has made on his players and the coaches he's worked with. Chester spent most of his career coaching at Cartersville before becoming Buford's head coach in 2018. He has enjoyed coaching at Buford and doesn't plan to retire soon. The milestone win was aided by a brilliant pitching performance from Damien Brown, who pitched a shutout and recorded 14 strikeouts. Sophomore Cannon Goldin manufactured the only run of the game, leading Buford to a 1-0 victory.  Gwinnett County NAACP President Penny Poole is calling for a re-evaluation of the county's efforts to create a historical park in the Promised Land community, where plans for the re-creation of slave quarters are part of the project. Poole's call comes after the county commissioners canceled a scheduled vote to use eminent domain to take properties from the Livsey family, who have owned the land for over a century. The Promised Land matter has put a spotlight on how members of the Black community feel their history has been treated in Gwinnett County, with conflicting opinions on how the county should approach the issue. Commissioner Kirkland Carden believes the park would be an opportunity to preserve some of Gwinnett's Black community history. Georgia's Jenny Bae was named the SEC Golfer of the Week on Wednesday, four days after the Collins Hill grad's runner-up finish at the Augusta National Women's Amateur.  Bae, a 5-3, super senior from Suwanee, shot 9-under 207 over three rounds and was tied atop the leaderboard before falling on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff at the ANWA.  Bae put together a record-setting performance in Augusta. She broke the ANWA tournament record for birdies with 16 and tied the ANWA first-round record for birdies with seven. In addition, Bae posted the second-best 54-hole score in tournament history. Bae is currently ranked No. 2 and No. 5 collegiately by Golfstat and Golfweek, respectively. She ascended eight spots to No. 20 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings following her performance in Augusta.  The accolade is Bae's fifth weekly honor from the SEC during her career. Last fall, she was received Golfer of the Week recognition twice. And now, Liam Gotimer of the Atlanta Gladiators joins us for our Glads update! For more information be sure to visit www.bgpodcastnetwork.com   https://www.lawrencevillega.org/  https://www.foxtheatre.org/  https://guideinc.org/  https://www.psponline.com/  https://www.kiamallofga.com/  https://www.milb.com/gwinnett  https://www.fernbankmuseum.org/  www.atlantagladiators.com              See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Dacula man is in critical condition after a vehicle hit him and fled the scene last month, and Gwinnett County police are asking for the public's help to find the driver. Bee Moua, 33, was walking along Kilcrease Road in Dacula when the vehicle hit him and knocked him into a ditch near Silver Oak Drive on March 27. Police were called to the scene at 8:45 a.m. and they are unsure how long Moua had been out there. A police report states one of his shoes was found about 50 feet away from where he was found. Moua was taken to Northside Hospital Gwinnett in Lawrenceville to be treated for his injuries. For more information be sure to visit www.bgpodcastnetwork.com   https://www.lawrencevillega.org/  https://www.foxtheatre.org/  https://guideinc.org/  https://www.psponline.com/  https://www.kiamallofga.com/  https://www.milb.com/gwinnett  https://www.fernbankmuseum.org/  www.atlantagladiators.com              See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Aurora Theatre's Season 28 Signature Series will showcase an array of Broadway-caliber musicals, thought-provoking plays, and timeless holiday magic. This season marks the first time in the venue's history that every show will be led by a woman. The series will feature "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical," "Christmas Canteen," "Knead," "Greener Pastures," and "Sister Act." The Aurora Theatre will continue to host hundreds of arts, entertainment, educational, and community events throughout the year that cater to audiences of diverse ages, backgrounds, and lifestyles. Tickets for all shows can be purchased through auroratheatre.com or by calling the Box Office. Georgia Gwinnett College's School of Education has launched an online Autism Endorsement Program for licensed teachers and certified professionals. The program aims to improve the knowledge of professionals in teaching students with autism spectrum disorders. The program includes nine hours of training delivered online, and it is approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission. GGC introduced the program due to the rapid increase of students with autism in Gwinnett County K-12 schools, with an increase of about 1,400 students from 2013 to 2020, according to school systems data. Students who graduate with a Bachelor of Science in special education will earn a special education teaching license and autism endorsement. Mill Creek junior Aidan Banfield committed Tuesday to the University of North Carolina football program. The 6-foot-3, 285-pounder was named Offensive Lineman of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Gwinnett last season after helping the Hawks to the Class AAAAAAA state championship. He was a first-team all-county and All-Region 8-AAAAAAA selection, and earned all-county and all-region honors as a sophomore. He also has been an all-state selection the past two seasons. Banfield, who maintains a 4.0 GPA, had offers from a number of Power Five programs, including Georgia Tech, Duke, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Vanderbilt and North Carolina State. The Georgia United Foundation has awarded scholarships totaling $25,000 to six high school seniors who plan to attend college or technical school in 2023-24. Among the winners are Akili Smith of Parkview High School and Myra Ehrenberg of Ehrenberg Family Home School. The scholarship program is designed to encourage creativity and community engagement among higher education-bound students through video submissions. Georgia United's CEO Debbie Smith said the scholarship initiative has helped distribute $363,000 to 247 scholars during its 29-year history.  Dillon Bennett broke the Parkview boys soccer program's record for career assists Thursday in the Panthers' 5-1 win at Hilton Head, South Carolina. Bennett had a goal and two assists, which moved him past the previous school record of 32 assists, held by Blake Brettschneider, a former standout at South Carolina who played pro soccer for six years, two in MLS. John Charlton, Simon McDonald, Brian Beltran-Perez and Carlos Garcia  also contributed in the victory for Parkview. Seckinger High School in Georgia won its first-ever state championship at the GHSA Class AAAA State Literary Championships in Warner Robins. Three members of the school's literary team – Grace Kang, Phoebe Yoon, and Kaylee Oh – tied for first place with a team from Heritage-Catoosa in the Trio singing competition. The Seckinger trio sang "Hotato Koy" by Ro Ogura and "Song of Miriam" by Elaine Hagenberg to secure the win. The school, which opened its doors only last August, finished 15th overall among 24 teams in Class AAAA. Greater Atlanta Christian and Buford, both located in Gwinnett, also won top spots in their categories. For more information be sure to visit www.bgpodcastnetwork.com   https://www.lawrencevillega.org/  https://www.foxtheatre.org/  https://guideinc.org/  https://www.psponline.com/  https://www.kiamallofga.com/  https://www.milb.com/gwinnett  https://www.fernbankmuseum.org/  www.atlantagladiators.com              See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.