Community News

Duluth Youth Lacrosse Association Donation

Jerry Consie, President of the Duluth Youth Lacrosse Association to present monetary donation of

$500.00 for Fall of 2012 , and $500.00 in the Spring of 2013 for a total of $1,000.00 to the Duluth Parks and Recreation Department for field maintenance.

Operation One Voice Honor Ride

This year, Operation One Voice is honoring Naval Special Warfare with both the Honor Ride & SOF Run. The 6th Honor Ride is remembering Petty Officer Neil Roberts, the first Navy Seal killed in action in Afghanistan. This year’s Honor Ride Team includes 25 cyclists including Georgia State Patrol, City of Tallahassee Police & Fire, Gwinnett Sheriff deputies, Department of Defense, MARSOC Marines and four active-duty Navy Seals. Also joining the team in Duluth, Major General Mark Clark/ MARSOC Commanding General. Mayor Pro tem Jim Dugan and Councilmember Jones accepted this plaque during the arrival of the cyclists at City Hall on Friday, September 7th.

Framed photograph taken of the Duluth Town Green and Duluth City Hall Presented

Editor of Duluth Patch Faye Edmundson, Wallace Reid of Wallace Reid Portraiture, and Bill Chrissy of Gwinnett Framing Gallery present a copy of a framed photograph taken of the Duluth Town Green and Duluth City Hall by Ms. Edmundson during the December 25, 2010 Christmas Day snowfall. The photograph has been printed with a Currier & Ives effect by Wallace Reid Portraiture of Duluth and framed by Gwinnett Gallery, also of Duluth. The photograph is a gift from Duluth Patch, Wallace Reid Portraiture, and Gwinnett Framing Gallery to the City and will be on display at City Hall. Thank you for this beautiful piece of art!

Persons Sworn In

Mayor Nancy Harris and Council Member Greg Whitlock are sworn into their second terms on Duluth City Council on Monday, January 9. Council Member K.J. “Kelly” Kelkenberg is sworn in for his first term on Duluth City Council. Welcome Kelly!

McClure Bridge Road and Roundabout Construction Notice

Construction is now underway along McClure Bridge Road between Pleasant Hill Road and Irvindale Road in the City of Duluth. This project, funded through the one-cent Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST), includes new five feet wide sidewalks on both sides of the street, curb and gutter, drainage, additional turning lanes, resurfacing and restriping of the asphalt roadway and construction of a new roundabout at the intersection of West Lawrenceville, McClure Bridge and Irvindale Roads. Continue Reading