The Sugar Hill Historic Preservation Society is presenting a new exhibit, Sugar Hill’s Connection to Moonshine and Fast Cars, now on display at the Sugar Hill History Museum.
This exhibit highlights Sugar Hill’s role during the Prohibition era, when Gwinnett County’s remote woods and dirt roads made it a hotspot for moonshine. It tells the story of George Sudderth, who started running moonshine at age 12 and continued until a raid in 1975. Years later, he and his son opened a legal distillery in Dillard, Ga. George was inducted into the National Moonshiners Hall of Fame in 2016.
The Sugar Hill History Museum is primarily run by volunteers and is open Thursday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. To ensure the museum is open before your visit, call 678-541-6125.
Norfolk Southern provide funds for playground
Thanks to a $300,000 donation from Norfolk Southern, pediatric patients at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville will soon have a new outdoor therapeutic playground to help them feel better faster.
Mark George, president and CEO of Norfolk Southern, says: “We hope those trains are a reminder of our long-term commitment to supporting a thriving community and serving as a beacon of sustainable, reliable transport. This new playground is a reflection of that commitment—an investment in the well-being of families in this region and a tribute to the incredible, life-saving work being done every day at NGMC Gainesville.”
NGMC Gainesville originally built a pediatric playground in 2007 with funds from the Jim, Greg and Steve Syfan Family Foundation, but the playground was closed in 2019 as it aged. Now, Syfan Logistics has committed $100,000, in addition to the Norfolk Southern gift, toward building the new playground.
County mails 308,000 notices of tax assessment
The Gwinnett County Board of Assessors mailed approximately 308,000 annual Notices of Assessment to residential and commercial property owners today. State law requires that annual notices be sent to property owners advising them of the assessed value of their property as of January 1. The Annual Notice of Assessment provides last year’s value and the 2025 value along with an explanation for any change in value from the previous year.
Roughly 84 percent of residential properties and 54 percent of commercial properties reflect new values this year.
The Annual Notice of Assessment is not a tax bill but includes the value of the owner’s property that is used in calculating taxes. The Board of Assessors recommends that property owners review their Annual Notice of Assessment to ensure it accurately represents their property and fair market value for Jan. 1, 2025. If property owners disagree with the 2025 value, they have 45 days from the date on their assessment notice to file an appeal online, in person or by mail.
Recent legislation created a new standardized state-wide assessment notice for 2025. House Bill 92 requires that the annual Notice of Assessment include estimates of the city, school board, and county rollback rates. A rollback rate is the tax rate that when applied to current year property values produces the same amount of tax revenue as was generated by the previous year’s property values.
Any taxpayer who wishes to view and print a copy of their annual notice of assessment, research market values, read frequently asked questions or submit an appeal online may visit Gwinnett-Assessor.com.
Grizzlies win first game in NAIA World Series
LEWISTON, Idaho—The Georgia Gwinnett College Grizzlies baseball team won their first game of the 2025 National Association of Intercollegiate Association World Series on Friday with a 11-1 victory over the University of British Columbia. The Grizzlies, with a 54-5 record this year, is the second seeded team in the playoffs. The British Columbia team was ranked ninth.
Georgia Gwinnett College is now scheduled to face No. 3 seed Tennessee Wesleyan University in a winner’s bracket game on Monday, May 26, starting at 3 p.m. pacific time.
Head Coach Jeremy Sheetinger was pleased with the victory, adding: “The whole point of today’s game was to get comfortable and settled in at Lewiston. The early runs certainly allowed us to exhale.”
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