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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
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....
After a pair of close losses to open Region 5-AAAA play, Greater Atlanta Christian’s football team has been on a roll. Both losses were to top teams — 50-48 in triple overtime to Douglass (No. 9 overall playoff seed in Class AAAA) and 38-35 to Stephenson (No. 7 seed in AAAA) — and both could have gone either way. The same can’t be said for the remainder of the Spartans’ region schedule with routs over North Springs (59-14), Salem (51-6), Pace Academy (48-10) and Westminster (48-13) in their current four-game winning streak. They hope that momentum continues into the Private state playoffs, which begin Friday with No. 8 seed GAC hosting two-win Mount Paran. The Spartans made quick work of Westminster last week with a 48-0 halftime lead. Pierce Wilson rushed seven times for 122 yards and three touchdowns, and added two punt returns for 83 yards. Bryce Aukerman completed 8 of 11 passes for 172 yards and two TDs and rushed three times for 22 yards and a TD. Aydin Barrie rushed three times for 38 yards and a TD, Michael Miller had a TD catch and Miles Braun caught two passes for 91 yards and a TD. Griffin
Gwinnett County held a special program on Veterans Day to honor four centenarians.
Gas South District CEO Stan Hall will receive the Gwinnett Chamber’s highest award when it hosts its Annual Dinner early next year. On Friday, the chamber announced the people who will be recognized at its 2027 Annual Dinner gala on Feb. 5. At the top of the list is Hall, who will receive the Citizen of the Year Award. Hall is president and CEO of the Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau. He was appointed CEO in September of 2021. In addition to his responsibilities at Gas South District and Explore Gwinnett, Hall is chairman of the Board of Directors of The Gwinnett County Licensing and Revenue Board of Appeals and treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Sugarloaf Community Improvement District. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for Gwinnett Public Schools Foundation, Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation, Piedmont Eastside Medical Hospital, Gwinnett Police Foundation and Mosaic Georgia. In addition to Hall, other honorees who will be recognized during the Annual Dinner include Public Service Award winners Fred Dawkins (FCD Esquire), Kathryn Kieser (Primerica), Bin Liu (SimpleFLOORS), Michael Parks (Council for Quality Growth) and Dr. Al Taylor (Gwinnett County Public Schools). Brenau University’s Beth Fleck will be
