https://lawrencevilledaily.com/Local news for Lawrenceville, Georgia: city hall, schools, police and fire, real estate, high school sports and things to do across Gwinnett County.en-GBFri, 13 Nov 2026 00:04:27 +0000https://lawrencevilledaily.com/lawrenceville-train-horn-quiet-zone-design/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/lawrenceville-train-horn-quiet-zone-design/Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe City Council votes Tuesday on a $196,687 design contract for a downtown quiet zone. Gates at North Clayton and Maltbie streets would let CSX trains pass without routine horns.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/lawrenceville-council-approves-police-drones/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/lawrenceville-council-approves-police-drones/Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsCity Council approved the police Axon deal and its three drones Oct. 26 in a single vote. It also bought two lots and awarded sidewalk, paving and pond work.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/lawrenceville-police-blood-drive/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/lawrenceville-police-blood-drive/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsGive blood at Lawrenceville police headquarters on Jackson Street from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. Donors get $40 in rewards, and walk-ins are welcome if there is room.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/morning-notes-2026-11-06/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/morning-notes-2026-11-06/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNov. 6: 3 items from Lawrenceville's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/heather-stone-way-double-homicide/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/heather-stone-way-double-homicide/Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsGwinnett County police charged a 19-year-old with two counts of felony murder after two teens were shot dead Wednesday night on Heather Stone Way. Police said it happened during a vape cartridge sale.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/morning-notes-2026-11-05/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/morning-notes-2026-11-05/Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNov. 5: 4 items from Lawrenceville's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/ride-gwinnett-stuff-a-bus-lawrenceville-co-op/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/ride-gwinnett-stuff-a-bus-lawrenceville-co-op/Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsDrop canned food in bins on Ride Gwinnett buses through Nov. 13 to help the Lawrenceville Co-Op. Here is what it needs most and when the pantry closes for Thanksgiving.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/gwinnett-election-results-november-2026/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/gwinnett-election-results-november-2026/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsGwinnett voted 75.5% yes to widen a school tax break to disabled veterans and all school employees. Lawrenceville's precincts said yes by 77%. Unofficial results.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/nutcracker/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/nutcracker/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnSouthern Ballet Theatre's Nutcracker is Dec. 18-20, 2026, at the Lawrenceville Arts Center with a live orchestra. Showtimes, the Nov. 19 on-sale date, parking.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/the-light-park-gwinnett-field/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/the-light-park-gwinnett-field/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnThe Light Park, a walk-through Christmas light show, runs Nov. 13 to Jan. 3 at Gwinnett Field in Lawrenceville. Nightly hours, closed nights, Santa and parking.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/lawrenceville-home-values-september-2026/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/lawrenceville-home-values-september-2026/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe typical Lawrenceville home was worth $374,021 in September, Zillow says: down $9,677 in a year, 24 monthly drops in a row and the lowest since April 2022.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/sota-central-gwinnett-applications-2027/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/sota-central-gwinnett-applications-2027/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsApplications for SOTA, the School of the Arts at Central Gwinnett High, close Nov. 30. Spotlight Night is Nov. 9 and auditions are Jan. 4. Who can apply and how.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/gwinnett-early-vote-final-count-2026/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/gwinnett-early-vote-final-count-2026/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsGwinnett voters cast 228,397 ballots in person early, 37% of active voters. Lawrenceville's elections office was the busiest site. No voting Monday.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/morning-notes-2026-10-30/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/morning-notes-2026-10-30/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 30: 3 items from Lawrenceville's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/lawrenceville-unemployment-september-2026/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/lawrenceville-unemployment-september-2026/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsLawrenceville's jobless rate was 3.6% in September, up from 3.3% a year earlier and above Gwinnett County's 3.3%, even as 260 more residents had jobs.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/lawrenceville-heritage-trail-2026-honorees/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/lawrenceville-heritage-trail-2026-honorees/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsCity Council approved Grover C. Montgomery and Dr. Fayette Sims Jr. as the 2026 Heritage Trail honorees. One built the ring where Ezzard Charles first boxed.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/atlanta-christkindl-market/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/atlanta-christkindl-market/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnThe Atlanta Christkindl Market opens Friday, Nov. 20, on the Lawrenceville Lawn to Dec. 24. Free entry, full hours and free parking at the justice center.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/hurricane-shoals-stacked-townhomes/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/hurricane-shoals-stacked-townhomes/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe City Council holds a hearing Tuesday, Nov. 17, on 106 stacked townhomes off Hurricane Shoals Road. Staff back the plan, but the 7.9-acre site is short of the 10-acre minimum.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/crews-middle-counselor-national-finalist/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/crews-middle-counselor-national-finalist/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsShayla Thompson, lead counselor at Crews Middle, is one of five finalists for the 2027 national School Counselor of the Year. The winner is named in late fall.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/gwinnett-justice-center-main-entrance-closing/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/gwinnett-justice-center-main-entrance-closing/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center's front door is shut until August 2027. Visitors now use a temporary east entrance; parking and accessible spaces explained.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/darion-ward-sworn-in-lawrenceville-city-council/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/darion-ward-sworn-in-lawrenceville-city-council/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsDarion Ward took Council Post 1 on Oct. 13 and serves through 2027. The former Planning Commission member voted yes on every item at his first regular meeting Oct. 26.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnNot Your Mother's Art Fest fills the Depot District Friday night, Hairspray plays the Lawrenceville Arts Center and Aurora's ghost tours walk downtown.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/lawrenceville-townhomes-costco-site-rezoning/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/lawrenceville-townhomes-costco-site-rezoning/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsParkland Homebuilders wants 106 stacked townhomes on 7.9 acres off Hurricane Shoals Road, beside the Costco site. City Council takes it up Tuesday, with staff backing it.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/lawrenceville-police-drones-axon-contract/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/lawrenceville-police-drones-axon-contract/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsCity Council approved the $835,000-a-year Axon deal on Oct. 26. It brings three docked drones, 10 fixed cameras and AI report writing to Lawrenceville police.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/veterans-day/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/veterans-day/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnGwinnett's Veterans Day ceremony is 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Fallen Heroes Memorial in Lawrenceville. Speaker: retired Brig. Gen. Daniel Kaufman.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/christmas-canteen/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/christmas-canteen/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnAurora Theatre's Christmas Canteen runs Nov. 19 to Dec. 23, 2026, in downtown Lawrenceville: every showtime, the box office, parking and what to expect.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnLawrenceville arts in November 2026: an orchestra and choir concert Nov. 7, three Hudgens shows from Nov. 14, Grinchy ballet Nov. 20-22, Holiday Pops Dec. 5-6.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/lawrenceville-costco-approved/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/lawrenceville-costco-approved/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsCity Council voted 4-0 to rezone 19.9 acres off Georgia 316 for a 158,000-square-foot Costco with 854 parking spaces and 32 gas pumps. What comes next.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/lawrenceville-restaurant-inspections-sept-oct-2026/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/lawrenceville-restaurant-inspections-sept-oct-2026/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsDonut Worry scored 83 on an Oct. 15 follow-up, up from 63 and 76, with a warning of suspension for repeats. Smoothie King 100 and Riverside Pizza 96 after U grades.https://lawrencevilledaily.com/lawrenceville-teachers-of-the-year-2028/https://lawrencevilledaily.com/lawrenceville-teachers-of-the-year-2028/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsTeachers at Archer, Mountain View, GSMST, Crews, Baggett, Freeman's Mill and the International Transition Center are among 25 semifinalists.