All Gwinnett County Stories

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services would like to remind residents that an annual ban on outdoor open burning is in place through September 30. 

Gwinnett is adding roundabouts to two intersections in the central and eastern part of the county this summer: Constitution Boulevard at Langley Drive near the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville and the crossroads at Lilburn Stone Mountain Road at Old Tucker Road near Lilburn.

You can now watch Board of Commissioners’ meetings on Facebook Live. Make sure to follow @GwinnettGov on Facebook to view the Board in action.

The Gwinnett Board of Assessors has been mailed approximately 291,000 Annual Notices of Assessment to residential and commercial property owners.

The Gwinnett Board of Commissioners approved water and sewer improvements that will serve 13,000 acres in eastern Gwinnett County, including the future Rowen knowledge community.

The Georgia Department of Public Health has the latest information about the COVID-19 vaccines.

Gwinnett County is accepting applications for federal Housing and Urban Development Block grants from nonprofits and local governments through Thursday, May 27.

The Gwinnett Board of Commissioners voted to approve updated statements intended to guide their actions going forward. The commissioners developed the vision, mission, and core values statements during their annual planning session held in Athens, Georgia, last month.

Tornadoes are the primary weather-related killer in Georgia. Most tornadoes are weak, but a few produce wind speeds greater than 166 mph.

The Gwinnett Board of Commissioners announced Tuesday that the County will use more than $28.1 million in stimulus funds from the federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program to launch an extension of its Project RESET eviction prevention program.

After Gwinnett County Government’s rare Triple AAA/Aaa bond rating was reaffirmed, the Board of Commissioners gave final approval for the issuance of $23.5 million in bonds to buy 39 acres of Gwinnett Place Mall as part of a major initiative to redevelop one of the key economic engines of the county.

Gwinnett County Government and the Gwinnett, Newton, and Rockdale County Health Departments worked together to convert the bottom floor of the former Sears building at Gwinnett Place Mall into a mass vaccination center that will accommodate immunizing up to 3,000 people a day as vaccines become available.

If you’re itching to dig in the dirt but have no place to do it, the Harvest Gwinnett community gardens program is accepting applications for its three established sites plus six more garden locations around the county.

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners awarded a construction manager at risk contract to Reeves Young, LLC, for the construction of a new Fire Station 13 next to the planned Suwanee Town Center on Main park project.

Gwinnett County Government and Georgia Gwinnett College have announced that the two institutions are partnering to operate and staff the new Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center, an incubator for fledgling Gwinnett start-ups and small businesses looking to grow.

Nicole Love Hendrickson, the newly elected chairwoman of the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, was sworn in by Gwinnett Probate Judge Christopher Ballar at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center.

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved an application for state assistance to resurface about 31 miles of county roadways in 2021.

Officials cut the ribbon on an expansion of the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in downtown Lawrenceville on December 15. The $75-million expansion project, funded by SPLOST, includes a five-level parking deck, open since 2019, and a new, five-story courthouse building set to open to the public this spring.

Chief Brett West is proud to announce that the Gwinnett County Police Department has successfully attained accreditation for the ninth time from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.

Gwinnett County will use funds from the CARES Act to make past due rent payments directly to landlords in order prevent many imminent evictions and keep tenants stably housed.