Monday, April 15, 2013
Groups from both sides of the aisle, including Lawrenceville State Rep. Buzz Brockway and former Snellville city councilman Melvin Everson, have lauded the efforts of four girls to end the practice of segregated proms in Rochelle, Ga.
Former Snellville council member and the Republican executive director of the Georgia Commission of Equal Opportunity Melvin Everson took a stance on the lack of an integrated prom at Wilcox County High School in Rochelle, Ga. It all started when four girls-- Stephanie Sinnot, Mareshia Rucker, Quanesha Wallace, and Keela Bloodworth-- took a stand against their school's practice of having two proms - one for white kids and one for non-whites. The girls, two black and two white, would not have been able to attend prom together. "We live in rural south Georgia, where not too many things change," the girls wrote on a Facebook page dedicated to an integrated prom. "Well, as a group of adamant high school seniors, we want to make a difference …
Monday, March 26, 2012
The Gwinnett legislator's district includes Lawrenceville.
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Monday, March 26, 2012
State Rep. George "Buzz" Brockway has announced that he will seek re-election in 2012. "It's been an honor to represent the people of Lawrenceville and Suwanee in the State House, and I'd be honored to continue to represent their interests at our State Capitol for the next two years," Brockway said in a news release. A Lawrenceville resident, Brockway was elected to the House in 2010. His District 101 soon will become District 102, and the lines will shift somewhat. He is a member of the Children & Youth, Governmental Affairs, and Insurance Committees, his release says. Brockway has been involved in local politics since the mid-1990s and served as Chairman of the Gwinnett Republican Party from 2002 - 2005. "Heading back to Capitol in …
Monday, February 20, 2012
GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum spoke to an overflow crowd at First Redeemer Church in Cumming Sunday evening.
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Monday, February 20, 2012
GOP contender Rick Santorum capped a weekend of Georgia presidential politics with a spirited rally at First Redeemer Church in Cumming Sunday evening. Santorum railed against President Obama's healthcare initiative, handling of the national debt and stances on moral and constitutional issues. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports the presence of several statewide and Lawrenceville-area lawmakers at the event: Among those who were there: Tim Echols, chairman of the Public Service Commission, who acted as MC; Chuck Eaton, member of the PSC; Ralph Hudgens, state insurance commissioner; state Sens. David Shafer, R-Duluth, state chairman for the Santorum campaign and a native of the candidate’s hometown of Butler, Pa., Renee Unterman, R-…
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Some say HB 87, Georgia's immigration law, could lead to a loss in revenue from tourism if large conventions decide to boycott the bill by not coming to Georgia. Others say the effects are exaggerated.
Georgia's controversial immigration law, HB 87, went into effect Friday. In addition to the bill's effects on the economy, education, and more, the law could affect tourism in Georgia, especially large conventions. The Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau, which manages the Gwinnett Center and Arena, supported a resolution by the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau saying that the bill could cause a loss in revenues from conventions and tourism. “We don't support it,” said Lisa Anders, deputy director of the Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau, of the immigration law. “It has the potential to give Atlanta an unwelcoming image for conventions and meetings.” But so far, Atlanta has not lost any conventions, and she hopes Gwinnett …
Vickie
3:21 pm on Tuesday, July 5, 2011
To "discuss" this with liberals, be ready to agree that these people are the very thing this country needs millions and millions of for reasons that make sense to them. If you give them logic in return, you will get , "racist! bigot!, etc. etc. etc." more ›