On Tuesday, Gwinnett commissioners accepted a million dollars in federal transportation enhancement funds to help design and build Section 3 of the Ivy Creek Greenway. Construction will start next summer at the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center in Buford. The new portion of the greenway will wind through the woods for almost a mile before [...]
Earlier this month, North Gwinnett High School Interact Club and Buford/North Gwinnett Rotary Club members teamed up to help provide easier access to safe water around the globe by making WAPIs, water pasteurization indicators. This is an annual service project for both clubs. About 40 North Gwinnett High School Interact Club members, with an assist [...]
Firefighters responded to a report of smoke inside a house at 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, at 3500 Block of Thompson Mill Road in Buford. Crews were advised of an adult male occupant that was non-mobile (wheelchair bound) and needed assistance with evacuating the residence. Crews found light smoke showing on arrival and a small fire [...]
Firefighters responded to a report of a gas leak outside on Gravel Springs Road (HWY 324) between Camp Branch Road and Morgan Road in unincorporated Buford. A construction crew digging with a tractor hit a 4-inch high pressure gas line near the roadway. Fire crews found a strong odor of natural gas and an active [...]
Firefighters responded at 8:52 p.m. on Tuesday to a report from a passerby who saw flames coming from the roof of the Sugar Hill Smiles Dental Office on Tucker Boulevard in Buford. Crews found heavy fire involvement in the attic and flames beginning to vent through the roof on arrival. Fire crews had to initially [...]
