Week in Review: Top Stories From Lilburn/Mountain Park Patch
These five stories topped the chart of most read articles on your hometown Patch this week.
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Sunday, June 24, 2012
By The Numbers
A look at a few of the stories from this past week from Lilburn Patch
Awarded to the Lilburn CID for projects by the Georgia's State Road and Tollway Authority's 2012 Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank grants Headings AND Categories for Best of Lilburn Click on the category to nominate your favorites for Readers' Choice 2012 Days this week we were under Code Orange Smog Alert for Air Quality Indexes over 100 Comments (as of 6/24/2012 afternoon) on Brian Crawford’s hotly debated blog about religion and the presidency “Does Religion Matter Anymore” The year that Thomas P Hudson and his family settled in the Yellow River area. Part of the land was preserved and restored by the Gwinnett County Government Environmental and Heritage Center and opened on June 20 as the Yellow River Post …
Sunday, June 17, 2012
By the Numbers
A look at this past week's news in and around Lilburn
$500 – The possible fine for the first false alarm for non-registered monitored alarm systems in the city. While you may still register your alarms, the City of Lilburn began fining excessive false alarms as of June 15th. 76 – The number of comments (as of this morning) in a heated debate on an opinion piece by Tonya Grace – You Are Not Special. $6,263,055 – The general fund of the 2012-2013 Operating Budget for Lilburn which was passed this week. 92% - The number of reported rabies occurrences in the U.S. that are attributed to wild animals like raccoons. A rabid raccoon in Lilburn triggered an alert by Gwinnett Animal Control with information on how to keep your family safe. 1 – Parkview’s Baseball Ranking by Baseball America …
Sunday, July 3, 2011
In Case You Missed it: Week in Review
A look back at news that had Lilburn talking.
Friday, July 1 Bodies Found: Gwinnett Police found a man and a woman dead in and near a parked pickup truck in unincorporated Lawrenceville, but weren’t initially sure about the cause of death. Their identities were not known Friday. The Gwinnett Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy. Crime Watch: As part of our regular Inside the Police Reports examinations, we looked at three incidents that occurred within 24 hours on King David Drive. The cases were unrelated. New Laws: July 1 marked the start of several new laws on the state books. For a look at the laws, click here. Living in Lilburn: Columnist Pat Gabilondo asks us if our sloppy habits contribute to burglaries to our cars and homes. Thursday, June 30 Funding for New Trail: The …
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Sunday, June 19, 2011
In Case You Missed It: Week in Review
Links to the top stories from the past week in Lilburn.
A look back (with links) at stories that had us talking in the past week. Friday June 17 -Enchanted Forest, an Old Town gift store, closed its doors this weekend after five years on Main Street. Owner Kay Underwood said business has been off since the Blue Rooster restaurant closed just after Christmas. Thursday, June 16 -Lilburn Night at the Gwinnett Braves attracted a large group of community members, who watched the Braves beat the Durham Bulls. Check out our photo gallery. The promotion included interviews and a video showcasing the city, and local figures throwing out the first pitch and singing the national anthem. -The county announced that the Yellow River Water Reclamation Facility on Tom Smith Road went full online this week, …
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Sunday, June 12, 2011
In Case You Missed It: Week in Review
Links to the top stories from the past week in Lilburn.
A look back (with links) at stories that had us talking in the past week. Monday, June 6 -Former Parkview High School star Zach Cone was selected by the Texas Rangers with the 37th overall pick in Major League Baseball's 2011 Draft. A junior outfielder with the University of Georgia's baseball team now has a decision to make between pro ball and playing his senior year in Athens. -Lilburn Patch 's weekly Restaurant Grades report took a look at health-department scores for local restaurants. -Also on Monday, our weekly Lilburn Police Blotter looked at recent police activity in zip code 30047. Tuesday, June 7 -Get to Know — we featured Lilburn PD's new captain Ben Haynes, who brings his experience from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to …
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Sunday, June 5, 2011
In Case You Missed It: Week in Review
Links to the top stories from the past week in Lilburn.
A look back (with links) at stories that had us talking in the past week. Monday, May 30 -Lilburn-Mountain Park Patch remembered local veterans who died in service to our country with photos of each cross honoring their memory lining Lawrenceville Highway and Main Street. -The Parkview Panthers completed a remarkable comeback Monday night with 13 runs in their final at-bat to beat Hillgrove for the Class AAAAA state baseball championship. Read how they did it and also view this bonus gallery of photos. Tuesday, May 31 -Destiny Cobb, Berkmar High School’s valedictorian, says she kind of “stumbled into” her status as the Lilburn high school’s top student. She will study Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and hopes one day to become an …
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Sunday, May 29, 2011
In Case You Missed It: Week in Review
Links to the top stories from the past week in Lilburn.
A look back (with links) at stories that had us talking in the past week. Monday, May 23 -Our weekly Get To Know feature focused on Lilburn Cooperative Ministry director Kay Whithear, who built the non-profit to a vital charity organization in the Lilburn-Stone Mountain-Tucker area. Tuesday, May 24 -In high-school baseball, Parkview (Class AAAAA) and Providence Christian (Class A) won their deciding games in their best-of-three series to reach the state finals. See a video of Parkview’s welcome home after beating Colquitt County in Moultrie, Ga. -Catch up of recent police activity in our weekly Lilburn Police Blotter. -Wanna know how local eateries scored in health-department inspections? Find them in Restaurant Grades: Know Before You Go…
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Sunday, May 22, 2011
In Case You Missed It: Week in Review
Link to the top stories from the past week in Lilburn.
A look back (with links) at stories that had us talking in the past week. Monday, May 16 -We posted a video of our day with the Providence Christian Academy boys soccer team as it prepared and played in the Class A state championship game (a 3-1 loss to Walker). The video chronicled the day from a team meal and get-together at a family home through coach Todd Henry's inspiring post-game talk. Find the video here. - The first auditions for the annual Lilburn Idol competition — the Lilburn version of American Idol — began this week. -Check out our weekly Lilburn Police Blotter for the latest info on police activity in zip code 30047. Tuesday, May 17 -Patch Picks featured Vacation Bible School programs this summer in the Lilburn area. -Read …
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Sunday, May 15, 2011
In Case You Missed It
A look back at the week of news in Lilburn.
Stories that had Lilburn talking last week: Monday, May 9 -The Lilburn City Council voted unanimously to add a referendum to the November election ballot that will allow voters to decide if they want Sunday retail sales of alcohol in the city limits. -In one of its longest meetings in quite some time, the Lilburn City Council held the first public hearing on its proposed fiscal year 2012 budget. Check out the story here. -Click here to see that most recent Lilburn Police Blotter, a weekly look at police activity in zip code 30047. Tuesday, May 10 -A rash of midday burglaries were reported in the Hanarry Estates area of Lilburn. All involved a door being kicked in. Thousands of dollars worth of property was stolen. -With Parkview and …
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