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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 Schools superintendent fired by board of education
The Gwinnett County Board of Education has voted to cut short the contract of Superintendent Dr. Calvin Watts, ending his tenure as leader of Georgia’s largest school district.
Gwinnett County School Board votes to 'prematurely end' superintendent's contract
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Gwinnett County Schools Superintendent Dr. Calvin Watts was voted out by the school board on Friday morning. In a special meeting on Friday morning, the Gwinnett County School Board went into an executive session and voted 3-2 to "prematurely end" Watt's term.
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 County Schools superintendent ousted
Gwinnett County Public Schools, which is the largest school system in the state has made a change at the top. Late Friday morning, the school board voted to opt out of the superintendent's contract.
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.
Check-cashing business held up by armed robber, Gwinnett PD searching for suspect
DULUTH, Ga. — Gwinnett County Police are asking for the public’s help to find a man who robbed a check-cashing business. Police say on January 14 at 9:15 a.m., officers responded to an armed robbery ...
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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.
Gwinnett County restaurant owner fights to stay open while battling cancer
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — A Gwinnett County restaurant owner is fighting to stay open and leaning on the community to get her ...
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Gwinnett County judge sentences Lilburn man to two consecutive life prison terms for rape
A Lilburn man is going to prison for life after he’s found guilty of raping an acquaintance at gunpoint following a jealous encounter.
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.
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Gwinnett County burglar caught trying to sell goods online, police say
Gwinnett County police say the man was caught when he tried to sell the stolen property worth tens of thousands of dollars ...
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‘He was a kid you could count on’: Former Gwinnett JROTC instructor remembers crew chief killed in DC midair collision
A tragic loss for the family and friends who knew the victims killed in the midair collision of an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, DC.
Soldier on Army helicopter in deadly DC crash graduated from Gwinnett County high school
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — One of those soldiers on board a military helicopter when it crashed into a commercial plane in ...