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Debate escalates over masks as the start of school year approaches CNN By Mallory Simon, Amara Walker and Maria Cartaya, CNN Six-year-old Audrey Gard will head to first grade next week wearing a mask. It’s a precaution her mom believes will help to minimize the chances of her getting coronavirus. But the Gwinnett County School District, north of Atlanta, is making masks optional for now, and Sara Holton Gard fears that could leave her family caught in the middle. “I’m confident in her wearing a mask at school,” Holton Gard says of her daughter. “But I don’t have confidence that th...

Gwinnett County remembers beloved elementary school cafeteria worker who passed away at 96 A rep for Gwinnett County Public Schools told 11Alive that Martha Strickland, known simply to the kids as “Granny,” worked at the school for 28 years. Author: Ryan Dennis (11Alive) Updated: 7:41 PM EDT July 2, 2021 SNELLVILLE, Ga. — Editors note: The video in the player above took place in 2019. The community at Shiloh Elementary School is remembering a beloved cafeteria worker who passed away at the age of 96. A representative for Gwinnett County Public Schools to...

More than 400 tomato seedlings were distributed to participating youths.Prizes were awarded for tomato health, recovery and yield.

Letter: Guam needs a certified slaughterhouse By Mohammad Golabi View Comments Referring to current economic conditions in Guam, a recent PDN article stated: “One of the things COVID-19 made clear is that Guam needs a much more diverse economy. The reliance almost solely on military spending and tourism translated into an almost dead economy since the pandemic hit." Our ‘two-legged’ stool has proven extremely unreliable in times of crisis.’ Any new plan for island sustainability and economic development should focus on agriculture as the “third leg” and an important component of a...

Gwinnett County Public Schools is facing a shortage of substitute teachers who can fill in when a class’ teacher is sick or has another emergency that precludes them from coming to work. Numbers that were presented to the county’s school board on Thursday show the district’s pool of available substitute teachers is down by more than 1,000 individuals so far this year. Associate Superintendent for Human Resources and Talent Management Monica Batiste told school board members that there are currently 2,021 people in the district’s pool of available substitute teachers. By co...