Gwinnett County Schools superintendent dismissed by school board
The Gwinnett County Public Schools Board of Education voted to release Superintendent Dr. Calvin Watts from his contract. The board for the state’s largest school district held a special called executive session on Friday morning.
Gwinnett County fires its school superintendent
Gwinnett County will fire its school superintendent. The Gwinnett County Board of Education held a special executive session this morning to terminate Dr. Calvin Watts’ contract. With a 3-2 vote, they cited several reasons including a 35% increase in fights,
Gwinnett County school board fires Superintendent Calvin Watts
The Gwinnett County Board of Education ended Superintendent Calvin Watts' contract prematurely by a vote of 3-2 on Friday.
Gwinnett school board ends superintendent’s contract
The Gwinnett County Board of Education has decided to part ways with Superintendent Calvin Watts. The board voted 3-2 Friday to end Watts’ contract earlier than its prior end date of July of 2026. He will stay until April 2, 2025, when current Chief of Schools Al Taylor will step in as interim superintendent.
Firefighters extinguish 2 house fires in Gwinnett County on Wednesday
Search teams found an unresponsive elderly woman on a hospital bed in the living room of the first house fire.
Gwinnett School Board Fires Superintendent Calvin Watts
The Gwinnett County Board of Education fired Gwinnett County Public Schools Superintendent Calvin Watts on Friday morning, more than a year before his contract was set to expire.
Gwinnett County Public Schools' superintendent removed from his position
The top educator of Georgia’s largest school district has been removed from his position, according to school officials. Dr. Calvin J. Watts had been superintendent of Gwinnett County Public Schools since July 2021.
Gwinnett County restaurant owner fights to stay open while battling cancer
A Gwinnett County restaurant owner is fighting to stay open and leaning on the community to get her through the battle of a lifetime. LaShonia Turner, the owner of Scrum-Did-Dly-Ump-Tious, opened up ...
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Roommate argument ends in deadly shooting at Gwinnett County home, police say
One man is dead and another has been charged with murder after a shooting at a Gwinnett County home early Thursday morning.
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Stone Mountain Man Charged with First-Degree Burglary in Gwinnett County Break-in Spree
Cory Brenner was arrested in Gwinnett County for two burglaries after police found evidence linking him to $20,000 in stolen ...
Man accused of killing roommate in Gwinnett County, police say
The deadly shooting happened at a residence on the 800 block of Roxholly Lane just after 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 30, police said.
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Man's stepfather arrested for his murder at Gwinnett County hotel
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - Detectives have charged 54-year-old Johnny Mays Blackshear Jr., of Stockbridge, with malice murder, ...
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Gwinnett Police searching for attempted armed robbery suspect
Two days after that initial incident, a suspect matching the description also attempted an armed robbery on Jan. 16 at a ...
Police charge stepfather with murder in shooting death of stepson at Gwinnett County hotel
Police said officers responded Tuesday night to a reported "domestic-related incident" in the area of Venture Parkway and ...
Gwinnett County high school grad identified as crew chief on Blackhawk helicopter that crashed in DC
Ryan O’Hara, the crew chief on the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter involved in the crash at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington D.C., was part of the 2014 class of Parkview Marine Corps JROTC at ...