Good Morning Gwinnett Podcast

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com In this episode I Monica Douglas Davis joins me at the table to talk about mental health and how you can recognize the signs of depression and what to do if you are not a health professional.#Podcast, #DailyHoroscope

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com SwimAtlanta standout Amanda Weir qualified for her sixth straight U.S. Olympic Trials with her performance in the 100-meter freestyle this past weekend.The 33-year-old Brookwood grad posted a time of 55.93 seconds, qualifying for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. Next year’s Trials are June 21-28.Weir first competed in the Trials in 2000, shortly after her graduation from Brookwood. The former world record-holder has made three U.S. Olympic teams and has won four Olympic medals, three silvers and a bronze.#Podcast, #DailyHoroscopes

www.GoofzmorningGwinnett.com This event is open to certified teachers, recent college graduates of teacher education programs, and applicants who meet the GCPS hiring criteria. Candidates will have the opportunity to share their resumes, complete an on-site application at the computer kiosk, and participate in an interview. Letter of Intent will be offered to high-quality candidates in critical teaching fields and shared with principals for selection.#Podcast, # Daily Horoscopes

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Metro Atlanta teachers can take home a bag full of free school supplies courtesy of Kroger at a Gwinnett County event on July 9.Kroger is holding a school supply giveaway event for teachers at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth on Tuesday. With a valid educator’s ID, teachers will receive a reusable bag that they can fill with up to $30 worth of whatever school supplies they need. #Kroger, #DailyHoroscopes

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com A Duluth resident and veteran educator who is the mother of five children is the latest candidate to jump into the growing Republican field of candidates running for the 7th Congressional District seat.Lerah Lee recently kickoff her campaign with an event at The Lodge at W.P. Jones Memorial Park in Duluth. In a campaign announcement, she said she is running to represent the core value of residents in the district as well a "growing network of vocal supporters seeking a change."The 7th congressional District seat will be open in 2020 due to U.S. Rob Woodall's, R-Ga., decision to not seek another term in office. Several Republicans and Democrats have been jumping into race since Woodall announced his plans.#Podcast, #DailyHoroscopes

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com The Fourth of July holiday starts the busiest and — in terms of boat traffic — one of the most dangerous parts of the season.A representative from each agency touched on a different safety topic. Presenting agencies included Gwinnett police and fire, Hall County fire, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, Forsyth County Sherrif’s Office, Georgia State Patrol and Army Corps of Engineers.Donald Strother with Gwinnett County fire spoke first about the importance of learning CPR and administering it promptly. He said when someone is able to promptly administer CPR, it drastically improves the chances survival of someone in cardiac arrest. Statistically, if CPR was administered to someone suffering cardiac arrest within in the first two minutes, Strother said it doubles their chances of survival.#Podcast, #DailyHoroscopes

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Imagine showing up on your first day of work at a new job and being greeted by to a welcome party of 250 people.That’s what happened to Georgia Gwinnett College’s new president, Jann Joseph.Joseph recently served as interim chancellor at Indiana University South Bend. Joseph is Georgia Gwinnett College’s third president since the school was founded in 2005. She takes over for the previous president Stanley C. “Stas” Preczewski, who retired in January.#Podcast, #DailyHoroscopes

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com CarMax has officially opened its new Customer Experience Center at 5707 Peachtree Parkway in Peachtree Corners. Over the next few months CarMax will hire customer experience consultants, assistants and managers to work at the new center, creating over 300 new jobs.Employees at the new Customer Experience Center will assist customers over the phone or online to help them find the perfect vehicle, navigate financing, and provide any assistance needed.#Podcast, #DailyHoroscopes

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com More than 8,000 people speed through school zones while class is in session daily, according to the Duluth Police Department. Come the new school year, cameras will be helping police ticket speeders.The city of Duluth has partnered with the company RedSpeed to install speed cameras on roads near Duluth Middle School, Coleman Middle School, Mason Elementary School and Chattahoochee Elementary School. The cameras, equipped with license plate readers, will flag drivers for a ticket if they speed in a school zone and alert police if “dangerous offenders” or people with temporary protection orders drive in the school zone.#Podcast, #DailyHoroscopes

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com #Podcast #Pride For the first time ever, it’s LGBTQ Pride Month in Gwinnett.A proclamation presented Tuesday night by the county’s Board of Commissioners declared it so.District 2 Commissioner Ben Ku — who became the board’s first openly gay member when he was sworn in in January — presented the proclamation recognizing Gwinnett’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer residents. This Simple Change Can Make You Happier at Work By VARIDESK Advertiser ContentThis Simple Change Can Make You Happier at WorkSuch proclamations are presented at the beginning of just about every commission meeting, to honor or otherwise recognize various groups from throughout the community. They’re largely symbolic.But that doesn’t mean they’re meaningless, Ku said.ADVERTISINGinRead invented by Teads“I think just having recognition is a huge step,” he said. “This part of our community has been so long in the shadows — or in the closet — and I think it's helpful just to have that recognition, that validation, the acceptance that this is OK and we're not going to marginalize any community in Gwinnett.”MORE COVERAGE: LGBTQ group planning first Norcross Pride night PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Gwinnett Stripers held first-ever Pride NightThe proclamation declared Gwinnett’s LGBTQ community to be “a vital part of all fields and professions [that] contributes to a stronger community.” It said that it was “imperative that every member of our community ... feels valued, safe, empowered and supported."Gwinnett’s recognition coincides with the national celebration of LGBTQ pride month, which is held in June to correspond with the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising in New York.In June 1969, police raided a Manhattan gay bar called the Stonewall Inn, sparking protests and riots that are considered watershed moments in the gay rights movement. This month marks the 50th anniversary of the riots.Atlanta (which actually holds its primary pride celebration in October) has long been known for having a sizable LGBTQ community, but detailed statistics are hard to come by.LGBTQ residents have been estimated to make up around 4.5% of Georgia’s overall population. Many of those people live in Atlanta, but it stands to reason that many also live in Gwinnett, the state’s second most populous county.RECENT COVERAGE: Georgia’s most gay friendly city isn’t Atlanta. Or Savannah. This weekend, the Norcross Gay Club will host what’s believed to be the first-ever pride celebration in Gwinnett. Rolando Guzman is an organizer for the the Norcross Pride event that’s scheduled for Saturday afternoon at Thrasher Park. He said the Board of Commissioners’ proclamation sent a “powerful message.” “Every change begins with awareness so, even if the gesture is largely symbolic, it is a huge step forward for the LGBTQ community living in Gwinnett County,” Guzman said.State Rep. Sam Park, a Democrat from Lawrenceville, became the first openly gay man to serve in Georgia’s General Assembly when he was elected in 2016. He also works as a legal analyst for Positive Impact Health Centers, an HIV clinic with locations in Decatur and Duluth. The practice was one of the local organizations highlighted during Tuesday night’s proclamation.“I am proud that the Gwinnett BOC is recognizing Pride Month for the first time in its history,” Park said. “It demonstrates the progress we are making as a community to be inclusive and welcoming of everyone who calls Gwinnett home.”National World News | 5 days agoVideo shows baby thrown from car seat as man assaults mother in gas station parking lotNational World News | 2 days agoDriver with record charged with 7 homicides in biker crashHome | YesterdayPhotos: Grant Park Victorian tour home showcases ‘soft masculine’ styleAtlanta Life | Yesterday

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com #Podcast The Lawrenceville City Council recently voted to approve recommendations from the Community Development Department for an updated event policy to coincide with an updated event fee structure.

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com #Podcast Another Republican is jumping into the 7th Congressional District race during this weekend, and she’s choosing the Third Annual Trump Birthday Bash in Washington D.C. as the venue to formally kick off her campaign.Duluth resident and Women in Action founder Lisa Noël Babbage said she will formally announce her candidacy during the event Sunday. Babbage’s Republican credentials include serving on the Gwinnett County Republican Party’s executive board and the Georgia GOP State Committee.“She vows to keep the open seat being vacated by Congressman Rob Woodall in the ‘Republican camp,’ “ her campaign said in an announcement. “She further pledges to contribute a significant portion of her legislative salary back to small businesses and community programs in the seventh district.”

www.GoodMorningGwinnett #Podcast The arts academy at Central Gwinnett will have enhanced curriculum, designed by Central Gwinnett staff and Gwinnett County Public Schools’ Fine Arts Director David Dubose. Its focus will be on three main areas of study:• Performing Arts — Theatre, Television and Film, Dance, and Music• Visual Arts — 2D-, 3D-, and Digital Art, and Fashion• Technology for the Arts — Film and Broadcasting, Theatre Technology,Sound Recording, and MIDI technology“The City of Lawrenceville and the Aurora Theatre are leaders in the arts community and we are excited to partner with them to bring the School of the Arts to life," GCPS CEO and Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks said. "This will have a positive impact on the students at Central Gwinnett High School, other students in Gwinnett County, and the greater Gwinnett arts community.”

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com #Podast Activists have called on the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners to oppose the county sheriff’s participation in a controversial immigration program. Known as the 287(g) program, it deputizes state and local officials with certain powers of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities. Sheriff Butch Conway has hailed the program as a way to reduce and prevent crime. But opponents have said the program leads to racial profiling by law enforcement and fear of police in immigrant communities.

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com #Podcast Two years after being publicly reprimanded in the wake of a Facebook post calling Congressman John Lewis a “racist pig,” Gwinnett County Commissioner Tommy Hunter has filed a new federal lawsuit asking for $5 million in damages.The suit filed last week in U.S. District Court in Atlanta claims that the punishment handed down by Hunter’s commission colleagues in June 2017 violated his First Amendment right to free speech. In addition to the monetary demands, it asks that the reprimand — which was posted at the Gwinnett County courthouse, on the county website and in the county’s legal organ — be rescinded.“Chilling of 1st Amendment political speech by government officials to negate criticism of other elected government officials … amounts to an overbroad ‘political correctness’ gag order,” Hunter’s attorney, Dwight Thomas, wrote in the suit.