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www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com The visit to Plaza Las Americas gave Warnock a chance to see how small businesses in Gwinnett County have been faring during the pandemic.Warnock toured the plaza with its manager, Arturo Adonay, who is also one of the plaza's ownership partners. They visited not only Arte Terrestre but also shops that sold and rented formal wear, hats, shoes and several food vendors who offered up dishes for the senator to try.Warnock asked them how the pandemic affected their businesses, inquired about some of their merchandise and checked to see if there was any support they needed from the government to keep their doors open.SOURCE: www.GwinnettDailyPost.com

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.comGwinnett County Board of Commissioner Kirkland Carden will host a series of town halls in September to hear what matters most to residents in his district.Carden, who took office earlier this year, will co-host the town halls with state and local officials in three Gwinnett cities. The commissioner represents District 1, a northwest area of the county that includes Duluth, Sugar Hill, Suwanee and portions of Norcross.“I look forward to this opportunity to connect with my constituents,” Carden said in a press release. “Their voices are important, their feedback matters and this is the perfect time to share what they see as top priorities in their communities.”SOURCE: www.AJC.com

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Should you still write your book? In this episode I share why writing a book is still a good idea and how you can leverage your books to create multiple streams of income.

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com "Market by Macy’s is a smaller format retail store, approximately 20,000 square feet, offering a curated assortment of the best of Macy’s branded fashion, within an easy-to-shop and open environment," Macy's officials said in an email."Market by Macy’s offers product categories, such as men, women, kids, beauty and giftables as well as an immersive home department, at a range of accessible prices."SOURCE: www.GwinnettDailyPost.com

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com A judge will soon decide whether Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner Tiffany P. Porter will be required to collect municipal taxes for a small city of about 5,000 residents.The lawsuit comes after state legislators hastily passed a bill to prevent the tax commissioner from charging eight cities for municipal tax collection that would have supplemented her $141,098 salary by an additional $110,734.A hearing was held on August 13 for the lawsuit that the City of Grayson filed against Porter in late July after she declined to collect the city’s property taxes. Public officials who attended the court hearing reported a large crowd attended, including some employees from Porter’s office who appeared to be there in support of her.SOURCE: www.AJC.com

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnettians who are most vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19 and who got vaccinated against the disease earlier this year can now get a booster vaccination shot in Gwinnett County.The Gwinnett, Newton and Rockdale Health District began administering the booster vaccination shots this past week in light of guidance from the federal government that such shots can be helpful for more vulnerable populations. The booster is only for people who received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine late last year, or earlier this year, according to health district spokesman Chad Wasdin.SOURCE: www.GwinnettDailyPost.com

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Prostate health is so important. Today I talk with Dwight Thomas and Chatman Carruthers join me today.

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Kares 4 Kids, a Duluth-based nonprofit, recently donated funds for Gwinnett County Public Schools to restock a bookmobile with more than 4,000 new books.The books went on the Explore Book Mobile, a brightly painted full-sized school bus that over the summer gave away reading materials in neighborhoods near Berkmar, Discovery and Norcross High Schools.SOURCE: www.AJC.com

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com I was up all night because my brother was in the ER. They still don't know what's wrong with him. He went to the ER at 5pm yesterday and just came home this morning. It was pouring rain when we got home. I'm exhausted and now I'm going to bed.

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com The Resting Spot will welcome its first families on Tuesday. It is designed to have 20 beds, but HomeFirst Gwinnett will limit the number of people housed at the shelter at first because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Shelter Director Brandee Thomas — who told ribbon cutting attendees that the shelter’s opening was a “very long time in the making” — said she expects the shelter will house about 14 people at first. That group will include two families which will be housed in separate rooms and four single women in another room to ensure social distancing can be maintained.SOURCE: www.GwinnettDailyPost.com

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett County Public Schools has seen 254 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in its schools, but there is more to that number than it seems at first glance.District spokeswoman Sloan Roach said the number includes several students who have not yet come to school during this school year. These are students whose parents informed school officials that their children had COVID before the kids were set to report to school for in-person learning.SOURCE: www.AJC.com

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett County Public Schools has seen 254 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in its schools, but there is more to that number than it seems at first glance.District spokeswoman Sloan Roach said the number includes several students who have not yet come to school during this school year. These are students whose parents informed school officials that their children had COVID before the kids were set to report to school for in-person learning.SOURCE: www.GwinnettDailyPost.com

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com The work on autonomous and electric vehicle technology taking place at Peachtree Corners’ Curiosity Lab was in the spotlight Friday as U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg toured the lab’s autonomous vehicle track and highlighted the Biden administration’s commitment to clean energy vehicles.The stop was one of two Buttigieg made in metro Atlanta to discuss electric vehicle-related investments that are included in the massive infrastructure bill that is making its way through Congress. The visit to Peachtree Corners, in particular, was intended to highlight electric vehicle charging stations and technology.SOURCE: www.GwinnettDailyPost.com

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Dr. Tarece Johnson, who prefers to be called Dr. Tarece, joined the School Board in January 2021. She represents all or portions of the Berkmar, Discovery, Duluth, Meadowcreek, and Norcross clusters in addition to Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology and Maxwell High School of Technology. Dr. Tarece earned a BA from La Universidad del Sagrado Corazón (Puerto Rico) and a MPA (Columbia University), a MBA (Emory University), and an Ed.D. She is an educational leader, entrepreneur, and teacher. She is a diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice professional. Dr. Tarece is an advocate, activist, author, and artist. She is passionate about ethnic and global education and dedicated to multicultural and multilingual learning. Her current term will expire in December 2024.

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Leaders of Gwinnett County Public Schools earlier this summer approved more than $50 million in spending, mostly from federal relief funds, to address students’ academic and emotional needs as COVID-19 continues to disrupt education.The school district will nearly double its corps of social workers and hire tutors as well as additional employees to oversee social and emotional learning, said Jeff Mathews, assistant superintendent for leadership development, at a recent school board meeting.SOURCE: www.AJC.com