The Latest Breaking News from Gwinnett

Senate adds Black voting-age residents to sixth district in redrawn map, but cuts Lucy McBath’s district out from under her

ATLANTA — Dozens of local and state leaders gathered Tuesday to unveil about 30 banners thanking former President Jimmy Carter on a busy thoroughfare that bears his name in Gwinnett County.

ATLANTA — Black is the only color Gwinnett County student Taylor Jones wears to school.

ATLANTA — Carin Hatchett loved eating strawberry-flavored Starburst candy and coloring pictures of animals and flowers with glitter gel pens. She gave her drawings as gifts to her friends and family, proclaiming her love for them in bubbly handwriting decorated with hearts.

ATLANTA — At a recent campaign rally in Gwinnett County, Herschel Walker walked in like the conquering hero he has been since 1980.

ATLANTA — For a moment in late September, Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Herschel Walker’s attention was on Mojitos — a Cuban restaurant in Gwinnett County packed with dozens of supporters, many Hispanic.

Georgia in focus: Since Biden carried the state with the support of Black voters, thousands of people’s eligibility has been disputed

More than two-thirds of the 37,000 voter-registration challenges submitted by Donald Trump supporters in Gwinnett County, Georgia, have been rejected or withdrawn, according to county spokeswoman Deborah Tuff.

ATLANTA — Bearing long lists of voters' names, a determined group of Republicans is asking local election boards to cancel thousands of Georgia voter registrations, using a new power bestowed by the state's voting law.