City of Duluth, Georgia

George Rogers Day

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Event: George Rogers Day
Date/Time: Monday, March 8th, 7:00 pm
Place: Duluth City Hall Council Chambers

The City of Duluth will declare Monday, March 8th George Rogers Day. George Rogers, Heisman Trophy Winner, and former Duluth football standout will be recognized at the City Council Meeting at 7:00 pm.

We’re Putting Down Roots

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

The City of Duluth celebrated Arbor Day by planting a tree at Bunten Road Park, Friday, February 19th. The tree is located behind Field #3 at the entrance to the Nature Trail. Dr. Tommy Green, from Duluth First United Methodist Church, was the speaker.

The Arbor Day Foundation has designated Duluth a Tree City USA for 21 years. This national designation requires Duluth to met four standards each year:

• Must have a tree board or department.
• Must have a tree-care ordinance.
• Must have a comprehensive community forestry program.
• Must hold an Arbor Day observance and proclamation.

“We commend Duluth’s elected officials, volunteers and its citizens for providing vital care for its urban forest,” said John Rosenow, chief executive and founder of the Arbor Day Foundation. “Trees provide numerous environmental, economical and health benefits to millions of people each day, and we applaud communities that make planting and caring for trees a top priority.”

Duluth Rises to the Occasion

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

A piece of Duluth history was unveiled as a brand new tradition to ring in the New Year was started in 2009! Thousands joined in the celebration which included wonderful entertainment, food, music and of course the amazing “soaring spirit ball” that rose, yes rose at midnight! Read more →

Duluth’s Got Spirit!

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

The City of Duluth unveiled its new logo on Saturday, October 24th as part of a Community Fun Day. Everyone enjoyed great food, music and fun throughout the day. The logo was well received and you will probably see residents sporting their new t shirts and water bottles with the new logo that were given away at the event.

The new tagline, Capture the Spirit of Good Living, really says it all about Duluth, a city that is known for its hometown spirit and pride. You get the small town feel with big city amenties here. It is a great place to live, work, play and raise a family!

The City spent months crafting the new logo and tagline with the firm GoGo Creative. It wasn’t just City Council and Staff that took part in creating the logo, hundreds of citizens and visitors were interviewed and surveys were collected to find out what their view of Duluth is. All the information was used to design the new logo and create the new tagline.

The tagline is very versatile and will be a great way to promote everything happening in Duluth. Capture the Spirit of Play…Music…Business…Fun!! It is all part of Good Living.

For more information please contact Alisa Williams at awilliams@duluthga.net or 678-475-3506.

Duluth Police Receive Georgia Highway Safety Grant

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Operation Drive Smart continues statewide efforts to reduce teen accidents

DULUTH, Ga. — Duluth Police will continue to partner with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to combat teen driving deaths by taking their Operation Drive Smart program to fifteen Georgia High Schools across the state. The Police Department received a $38,800.00 GOHS grant, which provides funding for the Duluth Police COPS Division to travel and partner with schools and public safety agencies across the state to education students.

During the past several years the department has received more requests for programs than the funding and time within the school year allows. “Last year, we had to turn down three schools because we used up allowable funding within the grant” Lt. Bill Stevens. “It’s not for a lack of trying on our part; we completed 17 programs with some creative planning and logistics. We visited two schools back to back on a trip to south Georgia. For instance, last year three officers supported Ashburn Police at Turner County High School before joining other Duluth officers the following day at Cairo High School”. Since the program’s inception, over 100,000 Georgia teenagers have participated and each year over fourty-five public safety agencies partner in the effort to reduce teen crashes, injuries and deaths.

The C.O.P.S Division will be hosting the first 2010 Operation Drive Smart program for the students of Grayson High School on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. The Drive Smart Expo consists of stations which discuss the importance of teen safe driving. Such stations include the Duluth Police Department’s Seatbelt Rollover Simulator and DUI Golf Cart, Gwinnett County Police Department, Gwinnett County Fire and EMS, Gwinnett Medical Center, Emory Flight/Rescue Air 1, and Georgia Motor Trucking Association.

The Expo will be for the students of Grayson High School on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 7:30am-1:45pm. The Expo will be held on the practice field located next to the entrance to the school off of Hope Hollow Road.

Address: Grayson High School
50 Hope Hollow Road
Grayson, GA

For more information about Operation Drive Smart, contact Ofc. Liz Strickland – Duluth Police Department. This program is made possible by funding provided by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and the partnerships developed by law enforcement and educators across the state.