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NEW for 1/9: On Mulberry, limiting Legislature; Rebuilding

NEW for 1/9: On Mulberry, limiting Legislature; Rebuilding

Click here to read the latest, full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett could get its 17th city in 2024: Mulberry
EEB PERSPECTIVE: We say again: limit the Legislature to meet once in two years 
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
ANOTHER VIEW: We must resist, reclaim and rebuild; and do it today
FEEDBACK: Likes respective counterpoints to Bernard
UPCOMING: County now has 13 glass recycling locations
NOTABLE: Library budget funding allows expanded resources and raise
OBITUARY: Billie Jean Sammons Ellis 
RECOMMENDED: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Twenty mile wide fall line is Georgia’s geological boundary 
MYSTERY PHOTO: See if you can pinpoint the location of this sturdy building
CALENDAR: Lionheart’s next production is comedy night on Jan. 13

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by · January 9, 2024 · Full issues, Uncategorized
NEW for 12/8: On democracy, Porter Steel, Collins

NEW for 12/8: On democracy, Porter Steel, Collins

Click here to read the latest in GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: The work of American democracy is never ever finished
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Porter Steel Company now operating with second generation 
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
ANOTHER VIEW: U.S. Rep. Mike Collins playing politics with crime
FEEDBACK: Local family had one of last audiences at Maranatha
UPCOMING: Ukraine native chosen for statewide institute 
NOTABLE: Ghana native finds life at GGC rewarding
RECOMMENDED: Private Domain by Paul Taylor
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Musical group, the B-52’s, among Athens’ best known bands
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery location might make a good place to shop 
CALENDAR: Snowman Extravaganza is Dec. 8 at Paul Duke STEM School

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by · December 8, 2023 · Full issues, Uncategorized
LAGNIAPPE: Autumn arrives

LAGNIAPPE: Autumn arrives

AUTUMN ARRIVES Saturday and brings with it cooler air and a change in the leaves.  Soon you’ll be able to see vibrant yellows, oranges and reds on trees across Georgia and the Carolinas.

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by · September 22, 2023 · Uncategorized
Via Wikipedia.

LAGNIAPPE: Old tannery

Here’s a 2011 photo of the old main factory building of the Bona Allen Company, a tannery and leather goods business in Buford. 

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by · September 19, 2023 · Uncategorized
LAGNIAPPE: Lake Lanier Islands

LAGNIAPPE: Lake Lanier Islands

The next issue of GwinnettForum will be Sept. 26.

In the meantime, enjoy this relaxing picture of Lake Lanier Islands via Unsplash.

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by · September 15, 2023 · Uncategorized
NEW for 2/3: On guns, roadside living and polar trips

NEW for 2/3: On guns, roadside living and polar trips

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: In era of NRA influence, mass killings continue in USA
EEB PERSPECTIVE: No housing should be permitted along major thoroughfares
ANOTHER VIEW: In spite of setbacks, Gwinnettian enjoyed Antarctic adventure
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Another local couple’s Antarctica’s trip had emergency
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Chamber to mark 75th anniversary tonight
NOTABLE: Sherman promoted to new position with Chamber 
OBITUARIES: Myron E. Bullock Sr.
RECOMMENDED: J Alexanders in Peachtree Corners
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Country music artist Jerry Reed was an Atlanta native
MYSTERY PHOTO: Do you recognize this famous building?
LAGNIAPPE: Suggest some young cartoonist to submit his work to GwinnettForum
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra has concert Sunday

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by · February 3, 2023 · Full issues, Uncategorized
NEWS BRIEFS: Lawrenceville plans Harvest Fest on Nov. 12

NEWS BRIEFS: Lawrenceville plans Harvest Fest on Nov. 12

The City of Lawrenceville will have a free Harvest Fest  on the Lawrenceville Lawn on November 12.   Harvest Fest will bring together live entertainment by four eclectic artists ranging from jazz to R&B to indie to alternative. Festivities will run from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m.

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by · October 28, 2022 · Uncategorized
NEW for 9/2: On Appalachian Trail, stadiums, lots of letters

NEW for 9/2: On Appalachian Trail, stadiums, lots of letters

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Dahlonega family is flip-flopping the Appalachian Trail
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Baseball stadiums, beautiful medians, shoe soles and $50 co-pay
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Big count: six letters to the editor on varied subjects
UPCOMING: Georgia Gwinnett bucks trend, with freshman enrollment up
NOTABLE: Sugar Hill gets Historical Record grant for digitizing records
RECOMMENDED: Bicycles Love Poems by Nikki Giovanni
GEORGIA TIDBIT: GEORGIA Magazine is publication of EMCs of the state
MYSTERY PHOTO: This mystery is not quite a Cream Puff, but should be easy
LAGNIAPPE: Ninth annual run at Annandale Village raises $125,000
CALENDAR: Public Health law scholar speaks in Norcross September 8

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by · September 2, 2022 · Full issues, Uncategorized
NEW for 8/16: On Methodists, weather and homeless

NEW for 8/16: On Methodists, weather and homeless

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Methodists struggling on whether to stay or leave denomination
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett needs someone to step up and be the Weather Keeper
ANOTHER VIEW: Home of Hope provides safe haven for those homeless
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Had problems after depositing mail at local post office
UPCOMING: Artworks Gwinnett launching year-long Create Gwinnett process
NOTABLE: Discovery student wins UGA scholarship from military veterans
OBITUARIES: Guy Ben Findley
RECOMMENDED: No Exit and Three Other Plays by Jean Paul Sartre 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: An early history of the Methodist Church in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Somewhat modern building is today’s Mystery
CALENDAR: Do business with Gwinnett County event is August 18 in Lawrenceville

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by · August 16, 2022 · Full issues, Uncategorized
NEW for 7/8: On library program, an exemption, Vidalia onions

NEW for 7/8: On library program, an exemption, Vidalia onions

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Ex-inmates find opportunity for work: they hire themselves
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Taxing real property is not always easy and often not fair
ANOTHER VIEW: Reflecting on the powers of the distinctive taste of a Vidalia Onion
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful
FEEDBACK: Forcing someone to carry a pregnancy to term is abhorrent   
UPCOMING: Economy dooms proposed GBC-People’s bank merge
NOTABLE: GC&B’S Citizens Advisory Board gets six new members
OBITUARIES: Gladstone Ferle Snell
RECOMMENDED: Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
GEORGIA TIDBIT: No one knows who paid for the Georgia Guidestones
MYSTERY PHOTO: Aged structure awaits your prognostication
CALENDAR: Author Vanessa Riley speaks July 13 at the Norcross public library

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by · July 8, 2022 · Full issues, Uncategorized
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