A Gwinnett County Sheriff's deputy has been placed on administrative leave and is expected to be fired after he was involved in an accident while driving under the influence, according to the Sheriff's Office.
The Gwinnett County Sheriffs Office said Master Deputy Sheriff Walter Pollock was on duty when the accident occurred. The Georgia State Patrol arrested Pollock and charged him with driving under the influence, failure to maintain lane and striking a fixed object. The GSP is continuing to investigate the accident.
No one was injured during the accident, according to the Sheriffs Office.
13-year-old Karam Alkhatib won the Best Film Overall award at the Gwinnett County Public Library’s Student Film Festival with his stop-motion animation film "The Airforce's". Alkhatib, a student at Osborne Middle School in Hoschton, was inspired to take up the hobby during the COVID pandemic, and taught himself through online tutorials. His mother Sue praised his determination and hard work, and Alkhatib plans to use his $500 prize to create more films with bigger sets and longer storylines.
Liam Gottimer, the voice of the Atlanta Gladiators joins us for our Glads update.
Gwinnett County officials plan to use eminent domain to acquire two adjacent pieces of land next to the Maguire-Livsey House, a historic property in the Promised Land community that was acquired by the county six-and-a-half years ago with plans to turn it into a historical park. The Livsey family, who gave the county the house, has accused officials of lowballing them on a price to pay for the land and of trying to negotiate with Thomas Livsey, the 93-year-old unofficial "Mayor of the Promised Land," while his health was in decline. Family members see the move as an attempt to take the land from a Black family rather than paying a fair price. The fight over the land carries racial undertones.
Supporters of the family also said they are dismayed by the county's actions. Former state legislator Donna McLeod said she's disappointed in the county's Black leaders who broke color barriers when they came into their respective offices between 2018 and 2020.
GDP Sports editor Will Hammock drops in for our Gwinnett Sports update presented by Tom Wages funeral home.
Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services is inviting residents to participate in its nine-week Citizen’s Fire Academy, beginning on April 19. Participants will learn about the fire and emergency service with both English and Spanish-speaking instructors. The program offers a behind-the-scenes look at fire department operations, including specialty teams such as Swiftwater Rescue, Technical Rescue, Hazardous Materials Team, and Mass Casualty response capabilities. Participants may also complete a ride-along with a station of their choice. The program is open to all, regardless of physical limitations or fears of heights or the dark. Applications are due by April 17.
Two Gwinnett County schools, Berkmar High and Maxwell High School of Technology, have earned top state honors in the Georgia ProStart State Invitational, a high school program that teaches culinary techniques and management skills in an industry-driven curriculum. Berkmar’s culinary team won the culinary arts division, while Maxwell’s culinary management team placed first in the restaurant management division. Both schools will represent Gwinnett County in the Premier National High School Culinary Arts and Restaurant Management Competition in Washington, D.C. More than 400 students will take part in the three-day national competition, which will feature opening ceremonies, two days of competition and an awards dinner. The top five teams from both divisions will earn scholarships to continue their restaurant or food-service education.
Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful’s Schelly Marlatt joins us to tell us about Earth Day and what all we can do to keep our county clean.
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