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NEWS BRIEFS: Snellville to mark its centennial weekend of August 18-19
Snellville’s Centennial will be celebrated through a variety of events on the weekend of August 18-19. The celebration kicks off at 4 p.m. Friday, August 18 on the Towne Green with a variety of food trucks, music, fun and games along with an antique car display on Oak Road representing cars dating back to 1923.
FOCUS: Gwinnett firm improving safety of college sports
A Peachtree Corners company is designing and manufacturing sporting equipment worn by youth and high school football teams, college teams, and most recently, mandated by the National Football League. Guardian Innovations was formed in 2011 by Erin and Lee Hanson, along with other family members and dedicated employees.
NEWS BRIEFS: Partnership between Peachtree Corners, Fusus bolsters safety
The City of Peachtree Corners has partnered with Fusus, an organization located within their rapidly growing high-tech hub, to provide enhanced public safety services to local businesses and residents. Fusus is a nationally recognized public safety technology provider that has operated out of its headquarters in Peachtree Corners since 2019.
NEW for 1/3: Two views on Peachtree Corners, one on grieving
Click here to read the full edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Peachtree Corners Council considering hiring a city marshal
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Peachtree Corners showing how to produce State of the City
ANOTHER VIEW: When you have a loss, grieving is a natural process
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company.
FEEDBACK: Search out for credibility in seeking information today
UPCOMING: Veterans Hall of Fame offering $4,000 ROTC scholarships
NOTABLE: After three years in business, Parsons Roofing earns its new name
RECOMMENDED: Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Carroll County’s Babbie Mason is Christian singer-songwriter
MYSTERY PHOTO: Distant shoreline asks for its location
CALENDAR: Duluth library to host two local authors on January 12
BRACK: Peachtree Corners showing how to produce State of the City
By Elliott Brack | Here’s to an innovation in communication between governments and the people they represent. We commend the City of Peachtree Corners, Mayor Mike Mason and its city council, for not hosting an event to tell a few people about the state of the city, but in presenting a 22 minute video outlining the present activities of the city as Year 2022 closed out.
Gwinnett Forum | April 19, 2024
“I won’t take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth.”
–American Poet and Biographer Carl Sandburg (1878-1967).
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Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
- Move statewide non-partisan judge and school board elections to the General Election.
- Adoption of the 2023 Transit Plan for Gwinnett.
- More creative efforts to support the arts in Gwinnett.
- Advancement and expansion of city historical societies.
- Require establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to halt sales of such products at 1 a.m., and close by 2 a.m.
- Require the Georgia Legislature to meet only once every two years.
- 21st century salary for the Gwinnett County Commission members.
- Remove chewing gum on sidewalks at entrances of post offices and other governmental buildings.
- Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
- Condos instead of apartments for Gwinnett.
Interested in Gwinnett history?
Now re-printed in its third edition, Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta, the award-winning history of Gwinnett County, is once again available for purchase. It sold out of its first two printings. The book won the 2010 Award of Excellence in Documenting Georgia History from the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board. The book is available at Old Town Antiques at 93 Main Street in Lilburn.
- The history of Gwinnett is also available as an e-book from Amazon or Barnes and Noble for $9.95.
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