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Cherokee Tribune

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Creekview draws first-round matchup at Jackson County

Creekview will be making back-to-back state playoff appearances when it takes the field Friday night at Jackson County. Creekview (6-4) was the 30th-ranked team in the Georgia High School Association’s new postseason rankings, and facing No. 3 Jackson County (10-1), will look to win its first postseason game since 2018, when it reached the quarterfinals. “Our guys are excited for the opportunity,” coach Trevor Williams said. “Obviously, we have a big challenge ahead of us with a very good Jackson County team, but these seniors have been playing football together for a long time. The ability to go out there and put the pads on with a chance to earn seven more days together is something that not every team in state gets, and our guys are well aware of that.” Creekview and Region 8AAAAAA champion Jackson County have some similarities schematically, with both offenses often employing two-tight end sets and utilizing the power run game. The Grizzlies have their first 1,000-yard rusher since 2023 in running back Carson Lott, who heads into Friday’s game with 1,173 yards and 13 touchdowns. The Panthers have also been dangerous on the ground this year between running back Daylan Maxwell (1,476 yards, 20

Jefferson, GA · 2d

WSB Channel 2 Atlanta

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Metro Atlanta academy to build $47 million athletics complex

BARROW COUNTY, Ga. — The Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy is building a new $47 million athletics complex funded by an ELOST, or Educational Local Option Sales and Use Taxes. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]. Construction on the project began in fall 2026. A...

Barrow County, GA · 3d

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FREE LEGO Build Event on Saturday

⏰ Saturday, November 14, 2026 (12pm) 📍 Select Macy’s Toys R Us – Mall of Georgia location (Buford) ⭐ Build and take home an exclusive LEGO Santa’s Sleigh. Toys “R” Us is hosting an in-store LEGO build event!. Saturday, November 14, 2026. 12 to...

Buford, GA · 1d
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Gwinnett Daily Post

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Collins Hill fights into playoffs for Round 1 meeting with unbeaten Newton

After an 0-4 start in non-region play, Collins Hill couldn’t afford any missteps over its final six football games if it wanted to crack the top 32 in the Georgia High School Association’s PSR Power Rankings and earn a state playoff spot. The Eagles needed to keep winning and did just that, going 5-1 down the stretch (the lone loss was to 10-0, defending state champion Buford). They beat Region 8-AAAAAAA’s lower tier teams and topped the two teams also in the postseason discussion — 52-40 over Dacula and 42-34 over Mill Creek. Game 10 wasn’t as much of a test for Collins Hill, which rolled to a 56-6 win over Discovery last week. Jamel Tuff caught four passes — three for touchdowns — for 103 yards, and Kevin Hughes had four catches for 67 yards and two TDs. Johnny Paulk provided a spark with two punt returns for 69 yards. Solomon Thomas (11 tackles, two for losses, three QB hurries, sack, interception) and Christian Fleming (four tackles, one for loss, forced fumble, fumble recovery) were among the defensive standouts last week. Those region wins were good enough to get Class AAAAAAA’s No. 31 seed out of 32 for Friday’s

Suwanee, GA · 1d

Gwinnett Daily Post

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AROUND TOWN: Georgia's new agriculture commissioner is a Snellville resident

The Blue Wave that washed through statewide offices and made history last week included a Gwinnett County connection. Georgia’s new Agriculture Commissioner, Katherine Juhan-Arnold, is a Snellville resident who founded Baby Katie’s Pharm and Kitchen. She defeated Republican incumbent Agiculture Commissioner Tyler Harper in last week’s elections and will be the first Black woman to hold the office. “The campaign may be over, but our work is just beginning,” Juhan-Arnold said after her victory. “We’re going to protect our farmers, strengthen our communities, stand up for consumers, protect our animals, steady our resources and build an Agriculture Department that works for every Georgian.” Baby Katie’s Pharm and Kitchen was set up to operate as a nonprofit farm to help low income families have access to fresh fruit and vegetables. It also works with families through education to help them grow their own food. Juhan-Arnold ran on a “Grow Georgia” platform of supporting market access for Georgia farmers, investing in infrastructure such as broadband for farms, protecting farmland, addressing the rising cost to run a farm in Georgia, supporting farm-to-school programs and regional food hubs, expanding international markets for Georgia-grown products and ensuring Georgia’s poultry and livestock supplies remain healthy so

Snellville, GA · 2d

WSB Channel 2 Atlanta

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Gwinnett eyes church land as space to build runs out

Gwinnett County is down to 9% undeveloped land, and county planners say they will go straight to churches in 2027 about building affordable housing on land the churches don’t use.

Gwinnett County, GA · 3d

Gwinnett Daily Post

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Buford celebrates 9 college athletic signees

Buford honored nine seniors for signing with college athletic programs on Wednesday night. The group featured five fastpitch softball players — Brooklyn Atha to Mississippi State, Janie Goldin to Oklahoma State, Ella Pierce Hensley to Liberty (Va.), Olivia Nagel to Lander (S.C.) and Kennedy Townsend (Truett McConnell). The Wolves had a pair of lacrosse signees with Ethan Perez to Lander and Myer Stovall to High Point (N.C.). Olivia Harris (Florida track and field) and E’miah Fields (Kennesaw State basketball) also were part of the celebration.

Buford, GA · 19h

WGAU

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Georgia’s youngest county commissioner is a 22-year-old college student

“The first policy I want to get passed no matter what is decriminalizing cannabis,” Culberson said.

Gwinnett County, GA · 2d

Marietta Daily Journal

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Lassiter back in playoffs after 10 years

Lassiter will travel to Gainesville for a first round matchup in the Class AAAAAA playoffs this Friday night. The game will mark a milestone for the Trojans (8-2), as they have not played a postseason game in 10 years. Lassiter coach Sean Thom said he’s proud of his team for making the playoffs, and acknowledged his players set this as a goal heading into the 2026 regular season. “Excited for them. This is what they’ve worked for, this has been one of the goals,” Thom said. “The mission really doesn’t change, of what our football program is, but the vision, what they want to accomplish. Everybody said ‘Let’s play an 11th game,’ so they did that. I’m proud of the kids, I’m happy for them.” Thom said the support from the Lassiter fanbase and community as a whole has been excellent throughout his tenure at the school, but acknowledged the support and atmosphere around the team this season has been special. “I’ve told our kids, you rewind seven years ago, our place was always packed, and my message used to be ‘Give them a reason to stay.’ Now, when over the years you’ve built this thing up, you have given

Gainesville, GA · 19h

Now Georgia

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Freeze Watch in effect for much of North and West Georgia Friday night

Freeze Watch in effect for much of North and West Georgia Friday night The first winter cold front of the season has pushed through Georgia, and a Freeze Watch is in effect for most of the northwestern third of the state for Friday night. The Watch is in effect from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. Saturday for Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Cherokee, Cobb, Coweta, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, F…

Georgia · 21h

Gwinnett Daily Post

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Archer survives tough region for state playoff trip

When the Class AAAAAAA high school brackets were finalized last weekend, Archer and North Cobb drew a familiar opponent in the first round. The two teams played each other the previous two years in the regular season, so Friday’s state playoff matchup makes it three straight seasons. North Cobb won both previous meetings, 28-14 at home in 2025 and 49-21 at Archer in 2024. Archer reached the postseason while navigating an incredibly tough schedule that included No. 3 overall seed Carrollton before a region slate that featured No. 2 Newton, No. 12 Grayson and No. 19 South Gwinnett. The Tigers were off last week after a 49-23 loss at Newton in Game 10. After losing record-breaking Jordan Do to graduation off last season’s team, Archer still leans heavily on its quarterback, Jamal Ambler. The junior has 1,797 passing yards and 17 TDs, along with 241 rushing yards and three TDs. His top targets are Robbie Dunn Jr. (65 catches, 722 yards, nine TDs), Avery Booth (34-433-3), Jayden Davis (24-312-3) and Gary Isaac (23-175-4). Archer’s defensive playmakers include Joshua Booker (68 tackles, three for losses, five caused fumbles), Kevin Gwibuka (65 tackles, three for losses, four interceptions, two caused fumbles, one

Lawrenceville, GA · 1d

Gwinnett Daily Post

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Rainbow Village receives $1.1 million federal grant to expand housing and services for homeless families

Rainbow Village is receiving a $1.1 million federal investment to help expand housing and support services for families experiencing homelessness, marking a significant milestone in the nonprofit’s ongoing efforts to address housing instability across Metro Atlanta. Approximately two years into its Building Homes, Building Hope Capital Campaign, the organization was awarded the funding through the Congressionally Directed Community Project Funding (CPF) process, administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The funding was secured through the efforts of Senator Raphael Warnock. The investment comes as Rainbow Village prepares for one of the most transformative expansions in its 35-year history. Plans call for the construction of 36 additional apartments on its campus, increasing its residential capacity from 30 to 66 families. Beyond expanding its housing options, the federal funding will help strengthen the organization’s programs, services and infrastructure to accommodate the growing number of families it serves. “Too many Georgia families are struggling to keep up with rising housing costs, making the need for affordable housing increasingly urgent,” Warnock said. “I’m glad this federal funding is going towards Rainbow Village Inc. to support the construction of transitional housing for Georgians experiencing homelessness in Gwinnett County. Affordable housing provides

Atlanta Metropolitan Area, GA · 3d

Rough Draft Atlanta

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Mulberry mayor discusses Gwinnett legal fight in Norcross

Mulberry Mayor Michael Coker discussed the city's ongoing legal battle with Gwinnett County over its incorporation and the importance of negotiating efficient service delivery despite political differences. The post Mulberry mayor discusses Gwinnett legal fight in Norcross appeared first on Rough Draft® .

Gwinnett County, GA · 2d

Monroe Local News

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Frost and freeze alerts this weekend for Walton, Gwinnett

WALTON COUNTY, GA (Nov. 13, 2026) – The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Frost Advisory for early Saturday and a Freeze Warning for early Sunday for much of Georgia, including Walton, Gwinnett, Barrow, Newton, Morgan, Oconee, Rockdale and Jackson counties. The Frost Advisory is in...

Gwinnett County, GA · 3h

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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World Market expands, L.L. Bean pops up and other retail news

A roundup of recent retail news in metro Atlanta.

Atlanta, GA · 11h

Gwinnett Daily Post

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Grey Richardson excels as Buford wrestling state champ, football defensive lineman

Anytime, anywhere. That’s the motto for Grey Richardson, a state champion wrestler in his weight class and a key member of Buford’s state championship football team last season. It’s not a combination of sports that usually goes together with the calendars overlapping and the physical demands both require, but none of it bothers Richardson. Not even when the two schedules completely back into each other. “I love his attitude,” Buford wrestling head coach Tom Beuglas said. “For example, we’re going out to Kansas City two days after the football state championship. And if we make it, he’s going to have to stay and play football. And I go, ‘I guess you’re not going to be going to Kansas City.’ And he goes, ‘Oh, I’m going!’” Richardson plays on the defensive line in football, a body type that creates both advantages and disadvantages for wrestling. On one hand, a lot of the techniques are the same. Getting leverage, using his hands, beating the guy in front of him. But in the same vein he wrestles in the 285-pound division, a spot many schools either can’t fill or maybe only have one wrestler. It meant at times he had to wrestle a

Buford, GA · 19h

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Home Sales Fall Sharply in Forsyth and Gwinnett, but Prices Hold Steady

Home sales fell more than 20% in Forsyth and Gwinnett counties in October compared with a year earlier, while median sale prices barely moved, leaving buyers facing much the same prices in a quieter market. Forsyth recorded 175 residential sales, down from 232 in October 2025, according to Georgia MLS....

Gwinnett County, GA · 8h

Marietta Daily Journal

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Whitefield Academy welcoms in Mount Pisgah to open postseason

Whitefield Academy won its fifth consecutive game with last week's 56-44 come-from-behind Region 5AA victory over Trinity Christian and in the process captured its second region championship in the last four years. The reward for the hard work is an opportunity to host Mount Pisgah Christian on Friday in the first round of the Class AA-AAAA Private state playoffs. This is Whitefield's 10th straight trip to the postseason, and it enters the matchup averaging 43.2 points per game while holding opponents to 22.4. The Wolfpack have scored 42-or more points in each of their last five games and kept opponents from scoring 20-or-more points in three of their last four games. Led by Landon Ryan (96-of-150, 1,579 yds., 20 TDs), Amos Robinson (189 car., 1,206 yds., 18 TDs), Ian Kelly (44 rec., 702 yds., 12 TDs) and West Virgina commit Luke Linder (tight end), Whitefield believes that it has momentum entering the playoffs and is looking for it to continue. "Ever since our non-region schedule, the kids have really bought in to what we've been teaching them," Whitefield coach Robert Walsh said. "They've learned a lot. And early on when we were down in games and had to battle back,

White, GA · 20h

Gwinnett Daily Post

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Central Gwinnett grad launches CollegeSeats to make college football ticket buying more affordable and secure

Adis Tucakovic and his friends had been burned one too many times buying tickets for college football games on the secondary marketplace. So the former Lawrenceville resident decided to “make a difference” by starting his own college-football ticket platform, CollegeSeats. “I’ve been on both sides of the ticketing problem — buying and selling,” said Tucakovic. “That’s where I came from with CollegeSeats and make a difference by putting a little positivity in the world. If you’ve ever bought tickets for a game, you have to find seats on a site, and the price looks fine and once you get to checkout, suddenly its 30% higher because of fees. “Or if you go to a Facebook group, then you’re sending money to strangers, hoping the tickets are real. That’s the burn. There’s always one winner and it’s the people setting the fees. Those are the people who are collecting the money — they are the winners. Everyone else — the buyers and the sellers — are the losers because of the fees.” A 2020 graduate of Central Gwinnett High School who went on to earn a degree in computer science from the University of Georgia, Tucakovic works for the U.S. Air

Lawrenceville, GA · 1d

Gwinnett Daily Post

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Hebron Christian puts two-year unbeaten postseason run on the line at ELCA

An emotional, up-and-down regular season ended on a high note for the Hebron Christian football team. After the Lions won their debut with new head coach Quentin Davie in the Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic, they lost four straight and eventually fell to 2-5 after a 22-19 loss to Duluth. The school parted ways with Davie after that defeat and turned to assistant Daniel Mejia as interim head coach. Mejia topped Lumpkin County in his debut and lost his second game at Stephens County before a bye week on Oct. 30. The Lions returned with their best performance in Game 10, routing Elbert County 69-7 in the regular-season finale. Hebron rushed for 371 yards last week with a trio of 100-yard rushers — Dylan Hudson (four rushes, 127 yards), Jordan Greene (seven rushes, 105 yards, touchdown) and Beau Bennett (11 rushes, 104 yards, two TDs). Greene also completed 3 of 5 passes for 167 yards and a TD to Dylan Hudson, who had two catches for 101 yards. The Lions’ top defensive performers included Albert Wilham (10 tackles), Bennett (eight tackles), Fred Moses (six tackles for losses, sack, two QB hurries) and Cam Brown (five tackles, two for losses,

Duluth, GA · 1d