Episodes

Oct. 21, 2019

EP: 183 Gone, But Not Forgotten, Remembering Officer Antwan Toney 1 Year Later

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett County police Officer Antwan Toney was slain on Oct. 20, 2018 — one year ago Sunday. Toney, just 30 years old and three years into the law enforcement career he’d envisioned since he was…
Oct. 17, 2019

EP: 182 People Living In Extended Stay Hotels Deserve To Be Safe Too

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com “There are people who live there who have children,” said Travis Gatson, chief investigator for the solicitor’s office. “They have to have a safe place just like any other neighborhood.” Solicito…
Oct. 16, 2019

EP: 181 Northside Hospital Maybe Expanding Near The Mall Of Georgia

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Northside Hospital wants to build two 100,000-square-foot buildings near the Mall of Georgia, according to documents filed with Gwinnett County. The hospital, which recently merged with Gwinnett…
Oct. 15, 2019

EP: 180 Gwinnett Tech Add Two New Members To The Leadership Tem

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett Tech announced it has promoted Stephanie Rooks to vice president of adult education, and hired Ebony Starks as executive director of the Gwinnett Tech Foundation. “I welcome Stephanie a…
Oct. 14, 2019

EP: 179 Should Georgia Make Marijuana Legal? Inquiring Minds Wants To Know

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com While many would say there’s no chance of that happening any time soon, new laws signal attitudes are changing in metro Atlanta and around the state. What’s less clear is how quickly more widespre…
Oct. 11, 2019

EP: 178 Beyond Gwinnett: Interview With Actor Levenix Riddle In The Movie Animator

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Today is Friday and I'm interviewing Levenix Riddle on my beyond Gwinnett special show. Levenix is the leading actor in the movie Animator which can be found streaming on Tubi TV.
Oct. 10, 2019

EP:177 Only 2 People Of Color Are On The New Transit Committee Now Eyebrows Are Being Raised

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett’s new transit review committee — a group with the weighty task of helping shape the future of public transportation in the county — held its first meeting Tuesday night. And the group’s…
Oct. 9, 2019

EP: 176 North Gwinnett Co-Op Gets A New Home

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Since the co-op was founded, it has grown quite a bit, moving through a few homes before landing on at a space 4395 Commercial Drive in Buford. It celebrated new growth Tuesday with the ribbon cut…
Oct. 8, 2019

EP:175 Gwinnett County Public Schools Receive Federal Grant Career & Technical Education

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com The U.S. Department of Education announced Gwinnett County Public Schools is one of nine school districts in the country to be awarded grant money to fund career and technical education programs. …
Oct. 7, 2019

EP: 174 1 Million Meals For The Hungry

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Somewhere in Atlanta, people in need are going to get a meal prepared by legends U.S. Rep. John Lewis and NBA star Vince Carter. The civil rights icon and 22-season ballplayer were among the mor…
Oct. 4, 2019

EP: 173 Beyond Gwinnett Interview With Something Sweet CEO Alexis Hughes-Williams

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Alexis-Hughes-William Nashville, Tennessee most outstanding entrepreneur baker. She is only 31, mother and wife, of a nine-year-old son. Baking since she was eight years old with her great grandmo…
Oct. 3, 2019

EP: 172 Gwinnett County Will Plant Its' First Food Forest In Lilburn

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Thanks to a donation from a local nonprofit, Gwinnett County will soon have its first “food forest” — and an accompanying bust of Mohandas K. Gandhi. Gwinnett’s Board of Commissioners accepted T…
Oct. 2, 2019

EP: 171 Warrick Dunn Gifts His 172nd Home To Family In Lilburn

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com For Grace Cirino, her new home meant a new start and new opportunities for her children. The South Sudanese immigrant came to the U.S. without a friend or relative to rely on. She said she was fo…
Oct. 1, 2019

EP: 170 Georgia Gwinnett College Professor Does Double Duty

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com I love heart warming stories. This story happened a couple of weeks ago, but I never heard about it until today and I wanted to share it again. A Georgia Gwinnett College professor has gone vir…
Sept. 30, 2019

EP:169 Norcross Has New Affordable Housing

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Norcross city leaders, LiveNorcross and the Gwinnett Housing Corporation will officially open the Mitchell Road Duplex, a Pathway HOME property, at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30 at 2105 Mitchell Road. T…
Sept. 26, 2019

EP: 168 Grayson Tech Will Now Have A Veterinary Surgical Suite On Campucs

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Veterinary technicians are credentialed professionals that assist veterinarians by providing anything from an initial exam of a patient to administering vaccines or anesthesia and preparing for su…
Sept. 25, 2019

EP: 167 Sugar Hill Veteran Memorial Plaza Recieves A $5,000 Donation

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Sugar Hill Business Alliance board members recently presented Mayor Steve Edwards with a $5,000 check for the Sugar Hill Veterans Memorial Plaza. The organization raised the funds at their annual …
Sept. 24, 2019

EP: 166 The Race Is On & Spectrum Autism Suppport Needs Volunteers

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Spectrum Autism Support Group provides support, education and resources for individuals and families impacted by autism in our community, now serving more than 1,500 families per year. Support gro…
Sept. 23, 2019

EP: 165 Finally Someone Has Been Appointed To Run The Election Office

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com After a five-month search for a new elections director, Gwinnett County has hired Kristi Royston, a longtime assistant elections supervisor who has been heading the office on an interim basis sinc…
Sept. 19, 2019

EP: 164 Duluth Is Banning Smoking On City Owned Property

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com The Duluth City Council has voted to approve an ordinance creating smoke-free zones for any city-owned or operated building, indoor or outdoor recreational facility. These restrictions include but…
Sept. 18, 2019

EP: 163 Special Needs School Breaks Ground On The Second Stage Of Construcion

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Mitsubishi Electric celebrated the groundbreaking of a new facility for special needs students in August as part of its partnership with Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett. The groundbreaking of …
Sept. 18, 2019

EP: 162 Special Needs School Breaks Ground On The Second Stage Of Construcion

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Mitsubishi Electric celebrated the groundbreaking of a new facility for special needs students in August as part of its partnership with Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett. The groundbreaking of …
Sept. 17, 2019

EP: 161 Drug Stash House Causes Snellville To Pass New Regualtion For Short Term Rentals Like AirBNB

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com The city had received reports of “illicit activity” at short-term rental properties that caused them concern, spurring the new regulation. In June, the Gwinnett Metro Task Force arrested a man acc…
Sept. 12, 2019

EP: 160 Self-Driving Car Makes Its' Debut In Peachtree Corners

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com The opening of Peachtree Corners' 5G-enabled Curiosity Lab and autonomous vehicle test track will help put Georgia on the map as a technology hub, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan said. Duncan was one of th…