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News Articles: Gwinnett County

About two dozen high school cheerleaders, their coach and another woman are shown in a posed photo underneath a GHSA logo and next to a sign that says "GHSA Champions."

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  • Sports

Georgia cheerleaders head to national championship. But it almost didn't happen

The Collins Hill High School team is going to the nationals after winning two battles — one at the state championship with other cheerleading teams and one with the Georgia High School Association.

February 05, 2026
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
A rendering of the Rowen Convergence Center shows a green field and several buildings from an aerial view.

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  • News

'A multi-generational project.' Life sciences campus in Gwinnett County begins vertical construction

The Rowen Center, modeled after North Carolina’s “research triangle,” is halfway between universities in Athens and Atlanta.

October 30, 2025
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
Two small brown birds

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  • Animals

Meet the banded birds of Gwinnett County

At the Georgia Gwinnett College Bird Lab, volunteers track and collect data from several traveling species.

September 30, 2025
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Atlanta Braves pitcher Hurston Waldrep throws against the Cincinnati Reds during the second inning of the MLB Speedway Classic baseball game at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn., Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. Play was resumed today after yesterday's weather delay. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

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  • Sports

A Braves pitcher's 4:45 a.m. wake-up call leads to his 1st MLB win at historic MLB Speedway Classic

Hurston Waldrep earned his first major league win pitching for Atlanta in the Braves' 4-2 victory over Cincinnati. The game, part of the MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway, was delayed by rain and resumed on Sunday.

August 04, 2025
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  • Associated Press
ice detention

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  • News

Georgia Today: Gwinnett ICE detentions; Pushback against health care cuts; Forsyth Park fountain

On the July 31 edition: Gwinnett County leads the state in ICE detentions; state Democrats push back against health care cuts that could jeopardize nursing home funds; and Savannah's iconic Forsyth Park fountain gets a deep clean after decades.

July 31, 2025
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Mark Davenport
Former President Donald Trump rallies supporters at an event in Duluth, Ga., on Oct. 23, 2024.

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  • Elections

In Gwinnett County, Trump doubles down on border rhetoric

Former President Donald trump made his case to voters in Duluth, Ga., less than two weeks before Election Day.

October 24, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
Acting Secretary Todman sits on a chair against a black background with two other black women of Caribbean descent in Norcross.

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  • News

Acting U.S. Housing Secretary talks to Caribbean residents and stakeholders in Gwinnett County

Acting HUD Secretary Adrian Todman visited Norcross to hear from the community about housing concerns and answer questions about how the agency is addressing them.

October 21, 2024
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Georgia District 9 Representative Nikki Merritt speaks at a rally at the state capitol on July 24, 2024 demanding full approval of the AP African American History course.

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  • News

'It’s not a reversal': Georgia teachers union responds to AP African American History course shift

Superintendent Woods appeared to reverse course on a decision not to give state funding to an advanced Black history class, but educators say the new guidance isn't the same as full approval.

July 25, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
Avid Bookshop

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  • News

Avid Bookshop files federal civil rights lawsuit against the Gwinnett County jail’s mail policy

Avid Bookshop has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Gwinnett County jail’s mail policy as unconstitutional. WUGA’s Mary Ryan Howarth has more.

March 18, 2024
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  • WUGA
Housing non-profit MicroLife Institute built a community of affordable tiny homes in Clarkston in 2021. Now they're working with Gwinnett Housing Corporation to develop a tiny home community in Gwinnett County.

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  • News

Housing nonprofit planning tiny home community in Gwinnett County

Affordable housing advocates are working together to develop a community of tiny homes in Gwinnett County.

February 14, 2024
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Benjamin Herold is the author of "Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs."

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  • News

In 'Disillusioned,' author Benjamin Herold grapples with the false promise of the suburbs

In his new book, Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs, Benjamin Herold explores why the suburbs have failed to provide the upward mobility so many Americans dream of.

February 08, 2024
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By:
  • Peter Biello
A map from the feasibility study outlining the proposed city of Mulberry in Gwinnett County.

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  • Politics

Senate passes measure allowing Gwinnett County residents to vote on new city

The Georgia Senate voted Thursday on a measure that could create a new city in Gwinnett County. GPB’s Amanda Andrews reports the bill passed despite pushback.

February 02, 2024
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
The Nathan Deal Judicial Center in downtown Atlanta

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  • News

State Supreme Court takes up Gwinnett County CON dispute

The scope of the Georgia Department of Community Health’s (DCH) authority to overrule decisions on Certificate of Need (CON) applications rendered by hearing officers was at issue Tuesday before the state Supreme Court.

November 07, 2023
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Suniva is restarting a Gwinnett County plant. The first phase of the expansion will create up to 240 jobs and increase the plant’s manufacturing capacity to 1 gigawatt, enough to power 750,000 homes.

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  • Economy

Suniva to restart solar cell plant in Gwinnett County

A U.S. solar cell manufacturer that went bankrupt six years ago announced Wednesday it is restarting its manufacturing plant in Norcross.

October 11, 2023
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Motorists pass a sign dedicated to former President Jimmy Carter along Jimmy Carter Blvd. on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Norcross, Ga.

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  • News

Jimmy Carter, 3 months into hospice, is aware of tributes, enjoying ice cream

Jimmy Carter's grandson says the former president remains in good spirits three months after entering end-of-life care at home. Jason Carter says his grandfather follows public discussion of his legacy and even enjoys regular servings of ice cream.

May 23, 2023
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  • Associated Press
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