The Rotary Club of Buford/North Gwinnett celebrated another great year of service with a Year End Banquet.  The banquet marks the changing of the guard for the club, as President Valerie Dirksen steps down and new President, Duane Champlin, steps up to leadership for the club for the 2009 - 2010 year. 

Celebrate the Nation's Birthday as Lake Lanier Islands Resort hosts 2-Day Gala and Fireworks Extravaganza at Chattahoochee Rapids Beach & WaterPark. Hosted by on-air talent from Q100, Star 94, and B98.5, families will enjoy live entertainment, music, exciting games-and North Georgia's largest fireworks display.

New London Theatre will present Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance" opening July 10th and continuing through August 2nd. "The Pirates of Penzance" is the Gilbert and Sullivan classic musical of Fredric and his servitude as a pirate, his love for Mabel, his loyalty to the Pirate King, and the plot against the Major General.

As State Senate Chairman of the Insurance and Labor Committee, Vice-Chairman of the Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee, and Vice-Chairman of the Banking and Financial Institution, Ralph Hudgens is one of the state's foremost experts on insurance, business regulation, and consumer issues.

The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) has included greater Gwinnett Place in its unique Lifelong Communities study aimed at extending and enhancing the life cycle of metro area communities.

Gainesville State College (GSC) held its Spring 2009 Commencement on Thursday, May 8 in the Hugh M. Mills Physical Education Complex of the Gainesville Campus. Students from both the Gainesville and Oconee Campuses participated in the ceremony and a total of 351 Bachelor of Science, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Applied Science degrees and Certificates was awarded.

Georgia’s newest four-year public institution, Georgia Gwinnett College, received notification today from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) that the college has been granted its initial accreditation, less than three years after opening its doors to students. The decision, which came only a year after the college was granted candidacy toward accreditation last June, affirms Georgia Gwinnett’s continuing commitment to academic excellence, public accountability and its capacity to provide effective programs and services based on accreditation standards established by SACS.