Good Morning Gwinnett Podcast

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com There will be no fried Oreos, Ferris wheel or speeding rides to enjoy at the Gwinnett County Fair this September, and the reason is all too familiar.It's the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic's fault.The Gwinnett County Fairgrounds announced Monday night that its board of directors has decided to cancel this year's county fair because of the ongoing pandemic. Gwinnett has emerged to have the highest total number of cases of any county in Georgia.There has been a total of 11,691 COVID-19 cases reported in Gwinnett as of Monday afternoon."After careful review of the COVID-19 requirements, the board of directors feel it's in the best interest of the community, staff and volunteers to cancel the 2020 Gwinnett County Fair," a statement on the fair's website said. "We look forward to seeing everyone again in September 2021."This year's county fair had been scheduled for Sept. 17-27.SOURCE: www.GwinnettDailyPost.com#Podcast, #DailyHoroscopes

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Metro Atlanta’s regional transit board on Thursday signed off on Gwinnett County’s proposed plan for expansion of services. It’s one of the final steps before commissioners must decide whether they want to send a transit measure to voters, the second in less than two years.Gwinnett’s proposal would extend MARTA’s heavy rail from the Doraville station to Jimmy Carter Boulevard, add four bus-rapid transit routes and expand paratransit service around the county, in addition to other countywide changes.SOURCE: www.AJC.com#Podcast, #DailyHoroscopes

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Dr. Holden has defied the odds as she has gone from being homeless with six children in the streets of Atlanta to a Political candidate in the “2017” election, from a GED to a Doctorate degree in Leadership Studies and a 12x Published author. She’s now an inspirational speaker and the creator of a Christian comic book called “The Light Shall.” She has an inspirational t-shirt line named “Genuine Expressions,” that was launched earlier this year. She recently made U.S history as she was chosen as the 85th National Mother of the Year “2020,” by American Mother’s Inc.They are in the preproduction stage of turning her story into a movie The Hidden Glory, the LaTarsha Holden Story.

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Early voting for Gwinnett County's Aug. 11 runoff election will largely mirror the schedule used for last month's primary, with one major exception, elections supervisor Kristi Royston told county commissioners on Tuesday.Royston presented the proposed early voting schedule for approval by the commissioners. The biggest change between the runoff and last month's primary is that the county will not use the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds due to a scheduling issue, Royston said.The fairgrounds had been used for early voting ahead of the June 9 because it provided a large space to conduct voting while practicing social distancing."(The fairgrounds) is not available," Royston told commissioners.The schedule presented Tuesday includes three full weeks of early voting, including two full weekends, from July 20 to Aug. 7 at the county's elections headquarters, which is located at 455 Grayson Highway in Lawrenceville. It will also include one full week, including one full weekend, from Aug. 1 to Aug. 7 at four satellite locations. Early voting hours at all sites would be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.SOURCE: www.GwinnettDailyPost.com#DailyHoroscopes, #Podcast

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Today’s show is different because I’m sitting in my car at the Northside Imaging Center waiting for my mom who had to have an emergency CT Scan. Being able to be there for my family in situations like this is one of my main reasons that I love being an entrepreneur. The freedom that this lifestyle affords me makes it all worthwhile. I also love being a podcaster because I can go live from anywhere and still talk to you all. I couldn’t be in my studio today, I still wanted to say good morning to all of my listening family. Can do me a favor and keep my mom in your prayers. I appreciate you.

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Despite declining revenues that have caused other governments to furlough and lay off workers, the city of Lawrenceville was able to include seven new jobs and an average 7% raise for its employees in its latest budget, which took effect July 1.Lawrenceville was not immune from the downturns other cities faced; their revenues from fines, sales tax and alcohol taxes are all lower than they were this time last year, City Manager Chuck Warbington said. But, they’ve remained higher than what was planned for in the budget year that just ended. Money from city-administered utilities paired with a “conservative” budgeting process helped Lawrenceville’s financial plans remain largely unaffected, Warbington said. The city’s budget for this fiscal year is $182 million, up from $167.8 million in Fiscal Year 2020.SOURCE: www.AJC.com#DailyHoroscopes, #DailyPodcast

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Last week my guest was Mrs. LaShawn McCrary. She is an author, intuitive and life coach. We had a wonderful conversation and touched on energy healing just a little bit. Today we will take a deep dive into understanding energy healing and how we can use it in our lives.#DailyHoroscopes

www.GoodMoringGwinnett.com I’m glad to have the results now, and I’m honored to be in the runoff,” Lee Thompson said after the county’s elections board certified the recount results Tuesday afternoon. “I’d like to congratulate Curt. He ran a good race. And, obviously Nicole, she ran an excellent race.”The recount showed Lee Thompson received 14,271 votes, which is two less than he had been credited with following the initial count. Meanwhile, Curt Thompson received 14,258 votes, which is five more votes than he had been credited with receiving in the original count.SOURCE: www.GwinnettDailyPost.com#Podcast, #DailyHoroscopes

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett has added 11 additional locations to the county’s Summer Meals Program bringing the total to 31 sites for free grab-and-go breakfasts and lunches for children 18 years old and younger. The program, temporarily on hold, is expected to resume Monday, June 29. Parents, caregivers and community groups can pick up nutritious meals to take home to children, or children can arrange to pick up their own meals. Registration is not required.Meals can be picked up 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. while supplies last at:• Alexander Park, 800 Old Snellville Highway in Lawrenceville• Bogan Park, 2723 North Bogan Road in Buford• Collins Hill Park, 2225 Collins Hill Road in LawrencevilleADVERTISINGAds by Teads• Dacula Park Activity Building, 2735 Auburn Ave. in Dacula• E. E. Robinson Park, 885 Level Creek Road in Sugar Hill• George Pierce Park, 55 Buford Highway in Suwanee• Harbins Park, 2995 Luke Edwards Road in Dacula• Mountain Park Activity Building, 1063 Rockbridge Road in Stone Mountain• OneStop Buford, 2755 Sawnee Ave. in Buford• Peachtree Ridge Park, 3170 Suwanee Creek Road in Suwanee• South Gwinnett Park, 2115 McGee Road in SnellvilleIn addition, the Five Forks Branch Library, 2780 Five Forks-Trickum Road in Lawrenceville, will serve meals as part of the program beginning Monday, July 6.

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Ironshield Brewing and Big Kettle Brewing are bringing 60 jobs and $10M in capital investment with the opening of its operations on N. Clayton Street in Lawrenceville. Of the new jobs created, 40 percent will be in manufacturing and 60 percent in sales/admin/marketing.Big Kettle Brewing, which is open now, is a purpose-built contract brewing facility producing craft beer and other beverages. Owners Dave Rice and Glen Sprouse designed the contract brewing facility to help other craft breweries increase their production capacity by providing brewing, packaging and laboratory testing. According to a recent press release, “this is the first purpose-built contract brewery in the metro Atlanta area and will enable the craft breweries to keep their beer produced locally.”“This company and its facility in Lawrenceville were literally ‘built to grow,’” said Glen Sprouse, Founder and Brewmaster. “We plan on producing a little over 25,000 barrels of beer in our first 12 months of operation with around 12 to 15 full-time employees by end of year one.SOURCE: www.AJC.com#DailyPodcast, #DailyHoroscopes

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com LaShawn’s passion is teaching women how to own their power (self-love). As an intuitive, love coach, author and speaker she specializes in guiding women to accept and embrace their soul’s mission, see themselves as God sees them and know that they are enough! She’s fulfilling her purpose by speaking, coaching, writing books and having conversations that empower women to: grow closer to God, love themselves unconditionally, speak their truth, operate from courage instead of fear, and define what they want out of life and their relationships. As a result, they become better women, mothers, wives and professionals.A former Fred Pryor/Career Track certified trainer, she holds a BA in Communications from Bowling Green State University and is a CTM (Competent Toastmaster) a distinction with Toastmasters International. LaShawn is experienced in life coaching, public speaking, personal training, Reiki, hypnotherapy, energy healing, dream interpretation, intuitive readings, guided meditations, and television production.LaShawn loves to travel, read, learn, teach, exercise, and have fun. She currently resides with her husband in Atlanta, GA.

www.GoodMornigGwinnett.com Georgia lawmakers reached across the aisle Tuesday to pass a contentious hate-crimes bill that aims to protect people in the Peach State from acts of violence or property damage perpetrated because of the victim’s race, sex or gender.House Bill 426 was pushed through the Senate after stalling there for more than a year, following its passage out of the state House of Representatives in March of 2019. It then gained final passage in the House less than an hour later by an overwhelming vote, 127-38.Through tears, Rep. Calvin Smyre, the General Assembly’s longest serving member, proclaimed after the vote that co-sponsoring the hate-crimes bill was his finest act as a lawmaker in Georgia.“I’ve had a lot, a lot, a lot of moments in my career,” said Smyre, D-Columbus, whose tenure spans nearly five decades in the legislature. “But today is my finest.”The bill designates hate crimes as an enhancement to charges that prosecutors have discretion to bring, not as standalone offenses. It specifies hate crimes as those targeting a victim based on “race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, mental disability or physical disability.”It would restore hate-crimes protections enacted in Georgia in 2000 that were stripped out of state law in 2004 by the Georgia Supreme Court, which ruled lawmakers did not clearly define a hate crime.Rep. Chuck Efstration, who sponsored the legislation, reflected on the historic nature of the bill, which if signed by Gov. Brian Kemp would make Georgia no longer one of four states in the U.S. that does not have a hate-crimes law on the books.SOURCE: www.GwinnettDailyPost.com#Podcast, #DailyHoroscopes, #Audrey Bell-Kearney

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Democrat Curt Thompson, who finished third in the primary race for chair of the Gwinnett County Commission, has requested a recount.Thompson finished 20 votes behind Lee Thompson, Jr. The second-place finisher will face Nicole Love Hendrickson in an August runoff. She had more than 49% of the vote, but did not get enough votes to win outright.Curt Thompson said he chose to request a recount because of the number of hand-marked ballots and problems on election day.“A 20-vote margin is worth looking at,” he said.Thompson was not the only candidate eligible to ask for a recount. Candidates have until Tuesday afternoon to request recounts.SOURCE: www.AJC.com

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com State Rep. Shelly Hutchinson, D-Snellville, has authored House Bill 1212, which would prohibit confederate monuments, as well as statues of individuals who advocated for slavery, from being displayed on public property — except in Civil War battlefields and museums.The bill's filing comes one year after the Georgia General Assembly passed legislation to protect those same monuments."These statues are not relics that the General Assembly has forgotten about — there is a statue to a Ku Klux Klan leader right outside the Gold Dome," Hutchinson said in a statement. "Just last year, Senate Bill 77 passed into law, providing confederate monuments with even more protections than they had already. Georgia has done a better job protecting these racist statues than it has protecting the lives of its citizens."SOURCE: www.GwinnettDailyPost.com#Podcast, #DailyHoroscopes

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Dr. Braxton A. Cosby is a physical therapist, receiving his Clinical Doctorate from the University of Miami. With over 19 years of professional experience as a presenter, licensed Physical Therapist, program facilitator, Certified Clinical Instructor, Sports Nutritionist, and Personal Trainer, Braxton currently works with both bariatric and geriatric patients in Atlanta, Georgia, while helping clients obtain their fitness goals.Cosby earned his Doctorate of Physical Therapy, Masters of Science in Physical Therapy and Bachelor of Health Science Health Science from the University of Miami. As a Health and Wellness Specialist, Cosby has penned the book Fat Free For Life: 13 Principles for Guaranteed Weight Loss and Ultimate Health by Siloam, released in early 2016 and has provided seminars and instructed Boot Camps to both educate and assisted clients to lose weight and achieve their fitness goals. Cosby was also featured on the cover of OMTimes (One Mind Times) magazine for his dedication to health and wellness where he is columnist contributing articles to educate people on fitness and wellness. Cosby is also a bestselling and award-winning author of over 16 novels and multiple screenplays.#Podcast, #GwinnettCountyPodcast,