GwinnettForum | Number 25.82 | Oct. 21, 2025
NOW OPEN: Pinnacle Financial Partners of Nashville, Tenn. has opened its newest full-service office in unincorporated Duluth at 1960 Satellite Boulevard. From left are Scott Self, a Chamber ambassador, and Pinnacle Partners associates Gino Del Solar, Bethany Scales, Susan Hampton, Kim Kimmel, Scott Jordan, Preksha, Jose Robles, Carmela Arreguin, Tyler White, Brandon Odum, and Ambassador Beth Fleck of Brenau University. See the full story at Notable below.
TODAY’S FOCUS: Daylight Savings begins Nov. 2: Yea or Nay?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Egad! Oodles of candidates running for governor
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Thinks GPB Passport offers outstanding TV service
UPCOMING: Snellville unveils its own entertainment district
NOTABLE: Pinnacle Financial Partners opens Duluth office
RECOMMENDED: After, by Bruce Greyson, M. D.
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Sherman ships 400 Roswell mill women northward
MYSTERY PHOTO: You can almost hear the roar of this tumbling waterfall
CALENDAR: Meeting about police in Peachtree Corners on Oct. 23
Daylight Savings begins Nov. 2: Yea or Nay?
LAWRENCEVILLE | Like it or not, it’s that time again – when we “fall back” an hour and brace for darker evenings. On November 2, clocks will move back one hour as Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends. Beyond the collective sighs and extra cups of coffee, what real impact does this shift have on people — economically and personally?
Two Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) professors shared their insights.
Dr. Jason Delaney, professor of economics in GGC’s School of Business, says: “Originally, the idea was to save energy, though it’s often mistakenly linked to helping farmers. Many years ago, the vast majority of the workforce was in agriculture, lighting and heat were much less efficient and air conditioning was non-existent. None of that is the case today. As an economist, you look at the states that don’t change clocks and see that the impact, one way or another, is minimal. The relevance of that additional hour is harder to justify.”
While DST is a legal requirement under the Uniform Time Act of 1966, the push to standardize time actually began with trains.
Delaney explains: “The railroads needed to formalize and normalize time because trains made it possible to move quickly across the country — whether transporting people or goods. That created problems with coordinating departures and arrivals.”
According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the need for consistent scheduling led to the creation of four U.S. time zones in 1883. In 1918, the Interstate Commerce Commission took over time coordination, officially adopting five zones — Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, and Alaska. Congress later created the Department of Transportation in 1966 to oversee the promotion and adoption of standardized time, which became law that same year through the Uniform Time Act.
Today, DST is observed nationwide except in Hawaii, most of Arizona, and the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Delaney notes that the time change can temporarily affect productivity. “When you change schedules, there will be a loss in productivity because your body is adjusting to a time change,” he says.
That loss of rhythm is something Dr. David Ludden, professor of psychology in GGC’s School of Liberal Arts, also sees from a biological perspective. “When you shorten or lengthen a day, it disrupts the time your body thinks it’s time to sleep. We aren’t built to change times quickly. Our bodies rely on external environmental cues — like the brightness of the sun in the morning and the dimming light in the evening — to regulate sleep cycles.”
To ease the transition, Ludden offered a few practical tips.
“When you’re traveling across time zones, set your phone to the destination time,” he advised. “And when you arrive, try to get outside into natural light — that helps reset your body clock. If that’s not possible, use brighter lights indoors during the day and dimmer lights in the evening to help your body adjust.”
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Egad! Oodles of candidates running for governor
By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
OCT. 21, 2025 | At least 12 people have announced that they will be candidates to succeed Bryan Kemp as Georgia’s governor in the 2026 election. Today we will give a brief description of them, to give you a glimpse of who they are.
First, here are the Republican candidates.
Chris Carr: He is the current attorney general of Georgia. Chris Carr, 53, was born in Michigan and earned a bachelor’s degree in 1995 and a law degree in 1999 from the University of Georgia. He served as Sen. Johnny Izakson’s chief of staff in Washington.
Clark Dean, a businessman, founded Transwestern’s Transaction Sciences Group, and studied biomedical engineering at Harvard, where he played varsity football. His background includes consulting and financial structuring. He is past president of the Rotary Club of Atlanta.
Burt Jones, 46, current lieutenant governor, is a businessman and six-generation native of Jackson. His family’s business is Jones Petroleum, and he founded JP Capital and Insurance, Inc. As a walk on, he was a four year letterman for the University of Georgia football team. He has been president of the Butts County Rotary Club.
Gregg Kirkpatrick has announced he is seeking the governorship. He is a native of Crosby, North Dakota, who graduated from the University of California at Berkeley. He has been in mentorship marketing with Amway.
Leland “Jake” Olinger, 51, of Locust Grove is a native of Elkhart, Indiana and has an associate degree from Elkhart Area Career Center. His career experience includes working in the manufacturing and service industries, and as an activist. His non-profit is Big Daddy J Breaking Cycles.
Brad Raffensperger, 70, of Johns Creek is the current secretary of state. He earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Business Administration from Georgia State University. Raffensperger is the chief executive officer of Tendon Systems, LLC, a contracting and engineering firm that operates in Columbus, and Forsyth County.
Now for the announced Democrats seeking the governorship.
Keisha Bottoms, 55, an Atlanta native, served as the 60th Mayor of Atlanta from 2018 to 2022. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Florida A&M University. She later received her J.D. from Georgia State University and has been an attorney in private practice. She previously served as the executive director of the Atlanta and Fulton County Recreation Authority. Bottoms joined the Biden Administration as senior advisor and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement.
Geoff Duncan, 50, is from Cumming. In 2025, Duncan announced he was leaving the Republican Party and joining the Democratic Party. A native of New Kensington, Penn., he is a graduate of Georgia Tech, where he was a pitcher on the baseball team, and played four years of minor league baseball. He has been chief executive officer for Wellview Health, a Nashville-based health care navigation company. He is a frequent commenter on CNN.
Jason Esteves, 42, of Atlanta earned a degree from the University of Miami, and holds a law degree from Emory University. He’s been a middle school social studies teacher with Fonville Middle School in the Houston (Texas) Independent School District. vice president of legal and an assistant general counsel with Equifax, and an associate with McKenna Long and Aldridge. He’s a member of the Georgia Hispanic Bar Association. He has been chair of the Atlanta Public Schools Board. He served one term as a state senator.
Derrick Jackson, 59, from Tyrone, is a General Electric marketing executive, and spent 22 years as an officer in the U.S. Navy. He is a graduate of Virginia Wesleyan University, and holds a master’s degree from Troy University. He has served two terms in the House of Representatives.
Ruwa Romman, 32, was born in Amman, Jordan, and lives in Duluth. She graduated from South Forsyth High and earned a bachelor’s degree from Oglethorpe University in 2015 and a master’s degree in public policy from Georgetown University in 2019. Romman’s career experience includes working as a senior consultant with Deloitte, the communications director of CAIR-Georgia, and a development coordinator with Points of Light. Romman is the first Muslim woman and first Palestinian elected to the Georgia House of Representatives.
Michael Thurmond, 72, a native of Athens, served as Georgia Labor Commissioner from 1999 to 2011. He was also previously the chief executive officer of DeKalb County and a representative in the Georgia General Assembly. He also was interim superintendent of the DeKalb County School District from 2013 to 2015. He graduated cum laude from Paine College and later earned a degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law. He also completed the Political Executives program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Egad! Today’s Perspective is long. But there are so many candidates!
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GPB Passport offers outstanding TV service
Editor, the Forum:
Let me agree with the comment made by the editor in the last edition of the Forum; there is very little of value on regular television currently.
I would just add one suggestion; if you have not explored GPB Passport, take a look at what they offer. You can get an overview of the huge listing of offers, from online streaming of daily television listings, programs on history (many from Ken Burns if you have ever seen his products), nature programs, science, drama, comedy, and the list goes on and on. The many products are truly very good.
Yes, there is a cost. You have to contribute to Georgia Public Broadcasting. The need is more urgent since the present Administration cancelled support which had been approved by Congress. The cost can be as low as $5 a month. You can’t buy this kind of product from any other streaming service; and, you’ll help support one of the best information services available in the USA.
– T. David, Norcross
Krause’s article was thoughtful, and depressing
Editor, the Forum:
Rick Krause’s article on Trump’s relentless attack on the environment is a thoughtful, informative, and depressing piece of reporting. Thank you for publishing it.
– Mary Beth Overmyer Twining, Durham, N.C.
Wants to see those Joro spiders eliminated
Editor, the Forum:
My nemesis are those Joro spiders, and I delight in taking a stick and pounding them into the ground if I can catch one. I have a yard full.
Of course, I hope they don’t mind climbing way up high to study them. These giant pests like to build their webs high above in trees and power lines. I swear, if one of them falls on my head while walking underneath one of their sticky webs, well, let’s just say it won’t be a pretty sight, and you might hear my screams all the way into Atlanta.
If what the professors say is true about them becoming sterile if they mate, then I hope it will be sooner rather than later. In the meantime, I’m off to destroy some webs and baby spiders before they become next year’s grown-up spiders.
– Sara Rawlins, Lawrenceville
Got internet back on and re-subscribed
Editor, the Forum:
Last night our internet went out. It flushed (may not be an accurate word) most everything. When the techie guy called back, we were good to go.
First thing I did was rejoin the fun of reading GwinnettForum. I absolutely am an avid reader of the “Truth.” Please check to see I did it correctly but not to worry, you will never lose with me. But I have lost most of the dumb stuff I had hanging around. That was somewhere around, maybe 8 p.m. last night and I was only gone for maybe a few minutes, and now I am back in.
And if you think I am not enjoying my twice weekly “Quotes of the day,” or your mystery photos, well…I could not imagine life without them.
– Tony Tiffin, Peachtree Corners
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Snellville unveils its own entertainment district
The City of Snellville unveiled new branding for the Snellville Entertainment District (SED) this week. The walkable area surrounding The Grove at Towne Center and in certain areas of downtown Snellville allows for outdoor consumption of alcoholic beverages purchased from licensed businesses in the district.
The SED was created in 2020 in anticipation of the downtown transformation of The Grove, a $100 million mixed used public-private partnership that includes tenants like Crooked Can Brewery and food hall as well as The Grove Taqueria and Parkside District’s second location. The project was developed by Casto and MidCity in partnership with the City of Snellville Downtown Development Authority. In addition to the brewery and anchor restaurants, The Grove includes the Tomlin apartments, the Elizabeth H. Williams Library, Thrive Co-Working, and other shops and restaurants.
Patrons of local businesses in the district can buy and consume alcoholic beverages outside in The Grove as well as in portions of the Greenway Trail and other adjacent areas in downtown.
Beverages must be purchased from appropriately licensed businesses and consumed from containers identified by restaurant staff with a SED branded sticker. Alcoholic beverages bought from any other vendor are prohibited from being consumed in the entertainment district.
The SED logo, by Joel Hoffman, a private designer, was created using colors found in The Grove, most notably taking inspiration from the bright chairs around the lawn surrounding the Grove pavilion where concerts and movie nights are hosted. The logo also incorporates the unique design of the pavilion which mirrors the stand of trees preserved as part of the outdoor space of The Grove. The tree save area is an homage to Snellville’s history as a gathering place for doing business and building community, traditions that continue in a new way today. Decades ago, the area that is now The Grove was a tree-filled space where residents and travelers alike would meet.
In addition to marking beverage containers, the branding will be incorporated into informational signage around downtown that identifies the boundaries of the Snellville Entertainment District.
Crooked Can Brewery and food hall, The Grove Taqueria and Parkside District are expected to open in the coming months along with Dumpling Master restaurant. Visitors to downtown Snellville can expect to raise a glass (outdoors) just in time for fall in Downtown Snellville.
Porter is new member of Lilburn CID
A new member of the board of the Lilburn Community Improvement District is Cole Porter, president and owner of Porter Steel Inc. It is a structural steel and miscellaneous metals subcontractor with facilities in Lilburn and Athens that serves construction projects across the Southeast.
A Georgia native and graduate of the University of Georgia, under his leadership Porter Steel has grown significantly while upholding its mission to “change lives and lead by example.” Porter also serves on the executive board of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce and the board of directors of the Associated Builders and Contractor of Georgia. His company’s Porter Family Foundation supports local causes.
Pinnacle Financial Partners opens Duluth office
Pinnacle Financial Partners of Nashville, Tenn. has officially opened its newest full-service office in unincorporated Duluth, further expanding its footprint in metro Atlanta. Located at 1960 Satellite Boulevard, Suite 1300, the new office enhances Pinnacle’s financial service capabilities while reinforcing its long-term commitment to local economic growth and community engagement.
The expansion into Gwinnett aligns with Pinnacle’s broader strategy of growing in high-opportunity markets, driven by access to top-tier talent and a strong client base. Gwinnett provides an ideal environment for the firm’s relationship-focused banking model.
Susan Hampton, area manager for Pinnacle Financial Partners, says: “Our Duluth team has already built strong connections with clients and neighbors, and this grand opening is a celebration of those relationships. We’re honored to be part of this community and look forward to continuing to serve with the care and partnership Pinnacle is known for.”
The new location will offer a full range of financial services for businesses and individuals, further supporting Pinnacle’s award-winning reputation for client satisfaction. Earlier this year, Pinnacle was named the No. 1 Best Place to Work in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, reflecting its culture of service, trust, and community investment. To learn more about Pinnacle Financial Partners, visit PNFP.com.
CFNEG ranks second in Georgia in revenue
The Atlanta Business Chronicle released its 2025 ranking of Georgia Community Foundations by total revenue. Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia ranked second in the state, with $32.3 million in total revenue driven by $23 million in new money. In addition, CFNEG’s focus on community impact resulted in $18 million in grants out to support our local non-profits.
As CFNEG continues building on this strong momentum and prepare to close the year, it welcomed Norma Marquez as its new director of development and fundholder relations. She brings 20 years of leadership experience in business development, workforce strategy and operations management. Most recently, she served with Pinnacle Financial Partners of Nashville, Tenn., as they officially opened its newest full-service office in unincorporated Duluth.
Beyond her corporate achievements, Norma serves as Co-Chair of the Cultivating Hispanic Leadership Institute through the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, helping prepare the next generation of Hispanic civic and business leaders. She also sits on the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Workforce Development Board, shaping regional strategies for talent growth and economic advancement, and volunteers with HOPE (Hispanic Organization Promoting Education) to empower Latino youth toward academic and career success.
After, by Bruce Greyson, M. D.
From Karen J. Harris, Stone Mountain: This book is a scientific and metaphysical exploration of what happens when a person nearly dies. It begins when Dr. Greyson, a psychiatrist, was attending a young woman who nearly died from an overdose. As she lay comatose, the doctor, who had a stain on his coat, rushed away. She mentioned the stain to him once she had regained consciousness. This started him on an odyssey with the goal of discovering what happens when comatose. Through years of study and numerous interviews with those who had experienced this, it gradually became clear that the brain and the mind are two unique things. Dr. Greyson recounts the results of experiments in which he attempted to uncover what happens beyond the veil. Engrossing, challenging and life affirming, it will leave the reader with thoughts about the wonders of life and how science can go only so far when solving its mysteries. The full title is After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond.
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Sherman ships 400 Roswell mill women northward
In July 1864 during the Atlanta campaign General William T. Sherman ordered the approximately 400 Roswell mill workers, mostly women, arrested as traitors and shipped as prisoners to the North with their children. There is little evidence that more than a few of the women ever returned home.
As the Union forces approached Atlanta in the early summer of 1864, almost all the members of the founding families of Roswell—aristocrats from the Georgia coast, most of them owners and/or stockholders of the Roswell Manufacturing Company mills—had fled. The remaining residents were mostly the mill workers and their families. The two cotton mills and a woolen mill continued to operate, producing cloth for Confederate uniforms and other much-needed military supplies, such as rope, canvas, and tent cloth.
On July 5, seeking a way to cross the Chattahoochee River and gain access to Atlanta, Brigadier General Kenner Garrard’s cavalry began the Union’s 12-day occupation of Roswell, which was undefended. The next day Garrard reported to Sherman that he had discovered the mills in full operation and had proceeded to destroy them, and that about 400 women had been employed in the mills.
On July 7 Sherman replied that the destruction of the mills “meets my entire approval.” He ordered that the owners and employees be arrested and charged with treason, elaborating, “I repeat my orders that you arrest all people, male and female, connected with those factories, no matter what the clamor, and let them foot it, under guard, to Marietta, whence I will send them by [railroad] cars, to the North. . . . Let them [the women] take along their children and clothing, providing they have a means of hauling or you can spare them.”
The women, their children, and the few men, most either too young or too old to fight, were transported by wagon to Marietta and imprisoned in the Georgia Military Institute, by then abandoned. Then, with several days’ rations, they were loaded into boxcars that proceeded through Chattanooga, Tenn., and after a stopover in Nashville, headed to Louisville, Ky., the final destination for many of the mill workers. Others were sent across the Ohio River to Indiana.
First housed and fed in a Louisville refugee hospital, the women later took what menial jobs and living arrangements could be found. Those in Indiana struggled to survive, many settling near the river, where eventually mills provided employment. Unless husbands had been transported with the women or had been imprisoned nearby, there was little probability of a return to Roswell, so the remaining women began to marry and bear children.
The tragedy, widely publicized at the time, with outrage expressed in northern as well as southern presses, was virtually forgotten over the next century. Only in the 1980s did a few writers begin to research and tell the story. Even then, the individual identities and fates of the women remained unknown.
In 1998 the Roswell Mills Camp No. 1547, Sons of the Confederate Veterans, initiated a project to acknowledge and honor the deported mill workers. Through publicity, advertisements, and research, some of the descendants and other relatives were found; most of their deported ancestors had settled in the North.
In July 2000 the project culminated in a ceremonial event highlighted by unveiling a memorial monument in Roswell’s mill village park to commemorate the sacrifices of the mill workers and to honor the 400 women.
- To view the Georgia Encyclopedia article online, go to https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org
You can almost hear the roar of this tumbling waterfall
Today’s mystery is a beautiful waterfall. Can’t you just hear that roaring sound, and nearly feel the mist? See if you can identify where this photograph was taken. Send your answer to ebrack2@gmal.com and tell us your hometown.
The last mystery photo was identified by Ruthy Lachman Paul, Norcross: “This picture is taken at the Castel Grande in Bellinzona, Switzerland. The image shows the fortified walls and the town below, with mountains in the background. Castel Grande is one of three UNESCO World Heritage castles in Bellinzona, known for their impressive medieval architecture and strategic location in the region.
“Built before 1313 for the pro-imperial Rusca family, who took control of the castle after the Visconti victory and the capture of Castel Grande. It remained in Visconti hands until the end of the 14th century. The castle was renovated and expanded between 1462 and 1490 to its present state.” The photo was made by Ann Royster of Shelby, N.C., via Susan McBrayer of Sugar Hill.
Also recognizing the photo were Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.; George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Stew Ogilvie of Rehobeth, Ala.’ and Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas, who added: “The mystery photo reveals a distinctive feature of Castel Grande as it was taken from within its green, double-walled passageway, which forms a narrow corridor flanked by two high stone walls. Sometimes referred to as a ‘chamber gate’ or ‘zwinger passage,’ it was designed as a defensive trap, forcing attackers into a confined zone where they were exposed to archers and soldiers above. In peacetime, it also functioned as a protected walkway linking different parts of the castle.”
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Meeting about police in Peachtree Corners on Oct. 23
The Norcross PDC (people drinking coffee) meets each Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. at the 45 South Café in downtown Norcross. Speaker for the October 22 meeting will be Dr. Natalie Looney-Principal of Summerour Middle School. The event is free and visitors are welcomed.
Police meeting: Ever wanted to learn about Gwinnett County police services? This is your chance to get the answers you’ve been looking for directly from the county. Join a meeting on Thursday, October 23 at 6:30 p.m. at Peachtree Corners Baptist Church, 4480 Peachtree Corners Circle. County Police will be there to talk about the wide range of services and units within its department. Visit the event page and let us know you’re coming: GCGA.us/CommunityMeeting.
Deutsche Klassic German car show will be in downtown Norcross from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on October 25. There will be over 250 classic German automobiles on display, including BMWs, Audis, Porsches, Mercedes Benzes, Volkswagens, and Opels. Car enthusiasts will enjoy a polka band and traditional German cuisine.
Braselton’s Antique and Artisan Festival will be October 25 and 26, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The largest antique festival in the series takes over downtown for two days of shopping! Explore 300+ vendors featuring handcrafted goods, repurposed items, home décor, boutique, and local art. Enjoy tasty food, live music, and a pet-friendly scene!
The Gwinnett Stripers are partnering with Dippin’ Dots to host Boo! at the Ballpark, a community Halloween event at Coolray Field on Saturday, October 25. It will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Parking and entry are free, but fans must secure their tickets online in advance. The all-ages event, running from 1-5 p.m., includes trick-or-treating on the main concourse; costume wiffle ball, hay rides, tie dying; and more holiday fun, plus lots of food and drink. For local businesses or organizations that would like to get involved in trick-or-treating, call 678-277-0321.
Film Screening: Pride and Prejudice, and Zombies, as part of the Gwinnett Reads Jane Austen series, will be at the Suwanee Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library on October 29 at 3 p.m. Enjoy the afternoon movie and popcorn, celebrating the 250th birthday anniversary of Jane Austen.
The 13th annual Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame induction ceremony and banquet will be held in Columbus, Ga. on Saturday, November 1, 2025, beginning at noon at the Saint Luke Ministry Center (301 11 Street). This annual event is open to the public. For reservations, reply no later than October 25 to Debbie.Freeman77@Gmail.com or call 706-575-9173 (after 5 p.m.).
The fifth annual Harvest Festival is Lawrenceville’s homegrown music and arts fest featuring national acts and favorite local performers! It’s on Saturday, November 1, from noon. to 6 p.m. on the Lawrenceville Lawn as the festival celebrates everything autumn. Save your jack-o’-lanterns for The Great Pumpkin Smash and enjoy other nostalgic games and contests! This free family-friendly event features a wide range of activities and entertainment. Take a stroll through the marketplace, to shop for locally made crafts, goods, and other artisanal products and indulge in an array of fall-themed food and beverages.
The Gwinnett Symphony will present a Shostakovich program at its November 2 program at Discovery Theater at 1335 Old Norcross Road Lawrenceville at 7 p.m. It performs Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 conducted by Gregory Pritchard. It is paired with Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture, conducted by Misaki Hall, winner of the 2025 International Conductors Workshop and Competition. The second half highlights the rising talent of the Youth Orchestra performing cinematic and dramatic works by Newbold, Grieg, and Stravinsky.
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