GwinnettForum | Number 26.05 | Jan. 20, 2026
HELPING FAMILIES: A $5,000 Jackson EMC Foundation check to the Latin American Association will help support its Homelessness Prevention Program to provide rental assistance for families in need in Barrow, Gwinnett and Hall counties. At the check presentation were from left, Kenny Lumpkin, Jackson EMC Foundation representative; Victoria Pinell, Latin American Association Gwinnett outreach center assessment manager; Whitney Gillis LeHew, LAA managing director; Dee Anderson, Jackson EMC Foundation board member; and Jennifer Fennell, Jackson EMC Gwinnett district manager. For more details, see Lagniappe below.
TODAY’S FOCUS: From ordinanceman to “prison chaser” in the U.S. Navy
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Fox TV’s Best Medicine, and movie bad language
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
ANOTHER VIEW: Councilman doesn’t regret voting for higher density
FEEDBACK: Holds that Clyde is misleading voters
UPCOMING: Community Foundation adds 7 new board members
NOTABLE: GGC’s second King Day hears from Coleman
RECOMMENDED: The Beast in Me, by Rotter and Campos
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Robinson was early black architect in Atlanta
MYSTERY PHOTO: A view of the water and a mountain is the mystery
LAGNIAPPE: EMC Foundation grants $38,000 to Gwinnett charities
CALENDAR: Candidate for governor speaks at Norcross PDC Wednesday
From an ordinanceman to “prison chaser” in Navy
By Mike Eberlein
PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga. | That GwinnettForum recent yarn about being an Army train commander reminds me of the time when in the Navy I was called upon to be what the Navy called a “Prison Chaser.” (More on that later.)
I was an AO3, Aviation Ordinanceman, third class, at the McGuire Air Force Base in Wrightstown, N.J. The Navy squadron there flew DC-6, four engine prop planes back and forth to Rhine Main, Germany, with mainly military personnel and Navy family members.
The Navy really didn’t know what to do with me as there were no ordinance – guns, bombs or rockets – at our naval facility. So the commander decided he would open an armory. There was a tiny concrete block building near the end of one runway, about 200 feet to the side. This is the building he ordered to be electrified and fitted with a workbench.
Soon I received 200 new pistols, 45-caliber, and a like number of M-1 carbine rifles. The weapons were coated in cosmoline, a heavy grease that was very difficult to remove. I spent many weeks, alone, first cleaning the pistols and then moving onto the rifles. One of the lieutenant/pilots visiting the armory one day suggested that since it appeared I had very little to do, I should sand and varnish the stocks of the 200 rifles. The weapons, I have to admit, I did very well. They gleamed, with the stocks shining under clear varnish.
A few weeks later, after a change of command ceremony, our new Navy captain visited the armory. He was very happy with the 45s, newly oiled and waiting to be used. He was dumbfounded, however, when he viewed the rifles.
“Remove this varnish as soon as possible,” he ordered, since those shiny gleaming stocks would give away the position of anyone carrying the rifle in combat. “Do it immediately,” he added. So I proceeded to bathe the stocks in paint remover to hide the shine. After that, I was told to order two sets of holsters and webbed belts, so that the 45s could be worn, with the appropriate armbands, designating the wearer as Shore Patrol, the Navy’s police.
Here’s where my official title of “prison chaser” came one time. I wore the band once as a Shore Patrolman to escort a seaman who had been caught stealing liquor from a Navy facility. He was a young, very newly married man, had been found guilty and ordered to serve a six-month sentence at the naval prison in Philadelphia.
As soon as we placed him in the station wagon, with two of us guards for transport, he started crying. He begged us to stop at his apartment so he could see his wife.
I probably should not admit this, but we detoured slightly to take him to his house. When he came out of the building, after a short conjugal visit, he was a very happy man … on his way to prison.
Shortly after that I was ordered to the re-commissioning school in Newport, R.I., to be on the last non-nuclear aircraft carrier, the USS Independence. I actually had real work to do, within my specialty in ordinance, on the ship, as it carried everything from 45s to nuclear weapons. That’s my military history!
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Fox TV’s Best Medicine, and movie bad language
By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher
JAN. 20, 2026 | Fox Television is offering a new streaming show called Best Medicine. The eight-part series airs Sunday night, with the fourth part to be shown on Jan. 25.
It is a re-make of the highly entertaining PBS program of a few years back, Doc Martin. The Fox version steals virtually most everything from the PBS version, even being filmed in the same English coastal village, though the new story location has moved to a fictional town in Maine. But it goes even farther….taking the thrust of the story, the names of most of the characters, an incompetent office associate, even the romances of the PBS version. The new authors of the script have simply plagiarized the old version in its entirety. If the original writers of the script didn’t get compensated from FOX Television, they should sue for infringement of copyright. It’s that obvious.
Hollywood has for years made new versions of old films. We’ve certainly seen enough versions of Murder on the Orient Express. But while the main story in most of these has not been so outright stolen, still these new versions were entertaining without being so obvious.
Not Best Medicine. It simply has too many coincidences. And to those of us who remember the Doc Martin series at least with admirable characters, the Best Medicine version seems cold and indifferent.
Bad language: Don’t know about you, but when young, one of the worst things you could do was use bad language. Or else you would immediately earn the ire of your family. It wasn’t tolerated.
The entertainment industry has certainly brought foul language to stories. Perhaps the start of it was when at the very end of Gone with the Wind, Rhett Butler turned to Scarlett O’Hara and said: “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” That was particularly powerful as it was the last spoken line in the movie. People walked out of theatres having endured the long movie, but the ending set tongues wagging.
We watched another relatively new movie recently where two particular foul words were used over and over. It was as if every sentence from every character needed this particular punch. These “cuss words” came not just from one or two characters in the movie, but from regular people to those in high executive suites with their coats and ties on. Over and over, from men and women. For no useful reason.
We’re not just talking about polite society not using those two words. People in everyday life don’t talk like this. You might find a few people in the regular work force occasionally, when something significantly bad happens, to offer a ‘Dammit-it-all” or “What the hell?” But you don’t hear this in every other moment. Polite and everyday society just doesn’t talk like that. Most people are not so crude.
Bad language has always been around, but not so prevalent as today. Back in the mid 1970s, we attended a movie in Buford, The Front Page, about a big-city newsroom. We were shocked at the continued use of cuss words from everyone on that newspaper. We remember thinking that when I was on a big-city newspaper staff, people did not pop out bad language in sentence after sentence.
Years later, I saw that same movie on television. However, this time the cuss words had been edited out. And I remember thinking: the movie was better by taking out the bad language. The story moved better without that detraction.
You might like the new Doc Martin look-alike on Fox. We don’t. And we suspect many people don’t approve of continued useless foul language of the entertainment industry.
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Councilman doesn’t regret voting for higher density
By Andrew Hixon
Councilman, City of Norcross
NORCROSS, Ga. | In 2001, I moved to Norcross and have served on the council since 2009. Over the years, I’ve voted for many apartment projects and will continue to do so when the product, location, and community need truly line up.
Many residents remember the debate over the “400” apartments. At the time, the data suggested the city could support that number in what was then called Town Center LCI, and I pushed forward—perhaps a little stubbornly. We approved what some, including myself, have called a lucrative deal for the Brunswick, followed by Broadstone Junction, The Clara by Broadstone, and the Perry.
I don’t regret those decisions, though I understand the concerns raised at the time and in recent letters. Traffic has increased, and the city feels busier. I see more unfamiliar faces and fewer neighbors I know. I’m not making a moral judgment, but these concerns seem fair, even if I still believe the trade-offs were worth it.
What I struggle with is why discussions almost always default to market-rate apartments. Our residents are clearly asking for senior housing, a need that has been documented in the city’s comprehensive plan and technical addendum, which also prioritize affordability and housing diversity. Many residents have raised concerns about housing costs. According to census data, the average per-person income in Norcross is about $38,800 or $3230 a month. Newer apartments are marketed at roughly $1,600 per month for a one-bedroom unit. This means half of an individual’s monthly income is going to rent alone.
The city’s poverty rate is roughly 20 percent higher than surrounding communities, and most housing experts consider someone cost-burdened when they spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing, and severely cost-burdened when that figure exceeds 50 percent.
None of the three developments currently under discussion include any affordability options, to my knowledge.
If that’s the reality, why aren’t we talking more about affordable senior housing, workforce or “hero” housing, or other affordable options? These are goals already outlined in the Comprehensive Plan, and they could address both affordability and density at the same time. If affordability isn’t the focus, then the conversation is really about density and the value it brings. How do we achieve density without simply defaulting to expensive apartments?
The community has been clear through surveys that ownership options are preferred, and a citizen-led petition calling for a pause and reconsideration of additional apartment construction reinforces that message. Senior condos or high-density townhomes could meet many of these concerns. Corridors like Buford Highway and Peachtree Boulevard aren’t suitable for single-family homes or low-density townhomes, at least in my view.
At the end of the day, development should align with the city’s goals and needs. When there isn’t perfect alignment—but a real need exists—we should be willing to think bigger. Market-rate apartments shouldn’t be the only answer.
True mixed-use development integrates housing, offices, retail, and community space in a single project. In Norcross, we’ve often leaned toward a horizontal approach. The Perry, for example, includes a Zaxby’s and nearby retail. The market may call this mixed-use, but to me, it misses the spirit of integrated development.
I also remember how divided the community was during those debates. As was said at our last meeting, we all benefit when we turn down the temperature and work toward alignment, remembering that compromise is part of the process. Asking questions and listening doesn’t make someone anti-growth. I believe this council has done that and will continue to do so.
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Holds that Clyde is misleading voters
Editor, the Forum:
In Congressman Andrew Clyde’s recent newsletter, he stated that 82 percent of the people he represents favored his positions. However, when I took his survey, the only answers available were those supportive of his positions. This is not an accurate picture of his support and no way to test the sentiment of your people.
Andrew Clyde, unfortunately, is misleading his voters. The following are his positions;
- Andrew Clyde has secured American elections. However, the reality is Trump has done nothing but deny election results and to restrict ballot access.
- Andrew Clyde has codified President Trump’s border security actions. The reality is Trump unfortunately has imposed draconian, gestapo tactics to enforce immigration problems.
- Andrew Clyde has stopped waste, fraud, and abuse of tax payers’ dollars. Really, the reality is the Trump Administration unleashed a wave of poorly planned firings and cancellations of necessary government services that ultimately cost the American government over a billion dollars.
- Andrew Clyde has guaranteed health care freedom. WHAT? The reality is THAT Trump’s financial policies will increase the cost of medical insurance and make it harder to access medical services. He has canceled a number of important medical research programs. He has made vaccines harder to get.
- Andrew Clyde has protected Americans’ second amendment rights. However, gun deaths increase each year with no restrictions of warlike weaponry. It is noted that Andrew Clyde is a gun dealer who profits from his second amendment position.
- Andrew Clyde has held activist judges accountable. In fact, the reality is that activist judges’ decisions include; Brown vs Board of Education (desegregation), Roe vs Wade (abortion), Obergefell vs. Hodges (same sex marriage), and Citizens United vs FEC (campaign finance).
All in all, Andrew Clyde violates every good thing our government stands for. He does not deserve to be my Congressman.
– Alan Schneiberg, Sugar Hill
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Community Foundation adds 7 new board members
Seven new members to the board of the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia (CFNEG) have been announced for 2026. Newly appointed board members include:
Brad Beisbier, area executive, First Citizens Bank;- Paul Farley, field chief information security officer, Optiv Security;
- Jamie Hamilton, executive director and CEO, Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett;
- Sarah Hathorn, CEO, Hathorn Consulting Group;
- Michael Lan, co-founder and partner, Landmark;
- Brandon Odum, senior vice president, Pinnacle Financial Partners; and
- Wanda Weegar, community banking development officer and vice president, Georgia Banking Company.
DePriest Waddy of CFNEG says: “Their leadership will help ensure CFNEG continues to be a trusted philanthropic partner for generations to come.”
City of Mulberry seeks legislative change to charter
Gwinnett’s newest city, Mulberry, is seeking a legislative change to its charter, to allow council members to have staggered terms.
The city seeks to create staggered terms for City Council members. Under the current structure, all five council members are elected at the same time every four years and are limited to two terms. This system creates the risk that, at some point in the future, all five council members could be new at the same time, leaving the city without any experienced leadership.
To establish staggered terms, at least two council members must agree to shorten their second term from four years to two years. This permits two council seat elections to be held in 2029, and the other three seats to be held in 2031.
For that reason, two councilmen have agreed to shorten the second terms for District Two (Michael Coker) and District Four (Michael Rudnick) to two years. This means that even if they are re-elected, their service would conclude in 2029 rather than 2031, if the legislative request is passed.
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GGC’s second King Day hears from Coleman
When you reflect on some of the most impactful speeches in history, many point to Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream.” His words of resilience and hope continue to inspire millions of people today.
Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) celebrated Dr. King’s message and enduring influence with its second annual MLK Day keynote address. This year’s speaker was actress, producer and host Monique Coleman, who held the attention of several hundred students, faculty, staff and community members.
Among her thoughts: “I’ve never seen Dr. King as someone to simply quote or admire from a distance. I’ve always understood his work as a blueprint for how to live and advocate for humanity in real, practical ways. When I traveled the world as the first-ever United Nations Youth Champion, his words guided me, especially the idea that ‘everyone can be great, because everyone can serve.’ Across cultures and communities, I saw how service rooted in dignity and compassion creates meaningful change. Dr. King’s legacy isn’t something we honor once a year. It’s something we practice every day.”
The event opened with a unity step presentation by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., performed as a tribute to Dr. King.
The audience then listened to a living-room style conversation between Coleman and GGC student Avanti Moore, a health science major and Buford resident. Moore asked Coleman what she hoped the campus community would carry forward from this day.
“I encourage the GGC community to find one way, large or small, to live out his message. That might look like serving your community, standing up for someone who feels unseen, or questioning systems that no longer serve us,” she said. “You don’t have to be perfect to make a difference. Dr. King asked us to be brave, consistent, and compassionate, and to remember that meaningful change is built through everyday choices.”
The Beast in Me, by Gabe Rotter and Antonio Campos
From Karen J. Harris, Stone Mountain: The Beast in Me is a psychological thriller miniseries on Netflix with actors Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys. Claire Danes plays Abigal Wiggs, a writer suffering from writer’s block since the untimely death of her young son. When she meets her new neighbor, Nils Jarvis, she is both annoyed and intrigued. He suggests that she write a book about him to break the writer’s block spell. Nils was considered a prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance, with many believing she was murdered. Abigal accepts the challenge and is pulled into a tangled web of suspicion, fear and menace. This eight-episode limited series will have the viewer on the edge of their seat from the very beginning. It is well worth the time and it will be hard to shake from thoughts after it ends.
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Robinson was early black architect in Atlanta
J.W. Robinson was a practicing architect in Atlanta for more than 30 years, as well as an educator and mentor to African American architects and other professionals. In 1995 he became the first African American architect from Georgia to be elevated to fellowship in the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Robinson’s work included historic preservation in the Sweet Auburn and Martin Luther King Jr. historic districts of Atlanta, and he was a charter member of the National Organization of Minority Architects.
Joseph W. Robinson was born on November 25, 1927, in Hartsville, S.C., to Mary Robinson Frazier and Jasper Robinson, and he attended public schools in Georgetown, S.C. He graduated from Hampton Institute in Virginia in 1949 with a bachelor of science degree in architecture, and in that same year, attracted by post-World War II (1941-45) opportunities, he moved to Atlanta, where he studied at Atlanta University (later Clark Atlanta University). Denied employment in his chosen field of architecture because of segregation, Robinson became a public school teacher for 15-years at Booker T. Washington High School.
In addition to teaching, Robinson developed a practice in residential architecture, helping to reshape communities in Atlanta in a time of segregation. A license was not necessary to work on houses, and he designed more than 200 houses, addressing the problem of segregated public facilities through the development of large recreational spaces that allowed residents to host public gatherings in the privacy of their own homes. After several years of work under an established architect in the 1960s, Robinson obtained his license, and in 1970 he established his own firm, which became J.W. Robinson and Associates, Inc. One of his first projects was the design of Fire Station #38 on Bankhead Highway.
Among the Robinson firm’s achievements were many public projects, such as the swimming pool at Grant Park and a municipal garage; community centers, including the Martin Luther King, Drew Park, and Adamsville Park community buildings; and public housing, including Azalea Gardens and Perry Homes community buildings. Robinson’s large body of work also includes several Atlanta churches, libraries, and banks, and his clients included such large corporations as BellSouth (later AT&T), Delta Air Lines, and the Atlanta Life Insurance Company.
Robinson’s leadership in the field of architecture is notable in the role he played in two of Atlanta’s first minority/majority joint venture projects, Concourses C and D, and the shell for the MARTA station at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, as well as the Ashby Street MARTA station.
Robinson’s leadership among African American architects included an early interest in preserving places that represent the cultural life and accomplishments of African Americans. At a time when historic preservation was not the expected community-development process in Black neighborhoods, Robinson was instrumental in preserving the Martin Luther King Jr. Birthplace and other buildings of the Martin Luther King Jr. and Sweet Auburn historic districts. Among his historic building rehabilitation projects are the Odd Fellows Building and Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Auburn Avenue, and Friendship Baptist Church.
Robinson was married to Willie Louise Robinson and had three children: Joseph W. Jr., Jeffrey L., and Janice. In May 2007 his son Jeffrey became the president of J.W. Robinson and Associates, Inc., and his son, Joseph W. Jr., became the company’s construction administration manager.
Robinson died in Atlanta at the age of 80 on September 14, 2008.
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A view of water and mountain is the mystery
Here’s a mystery photo from the water to the mountains. Figure out where this photograph was taken and send your idea to ebrack2@gmail.com. Don’t forget to include your home town.
Tim Sullivan, Mulberry told us that the most recent mystery was “Union Station, now serving as the United States Courthouse in Tacoma, Wash. He added:
- “Original Name: Union Passenger Station
- Current Use: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- Location: 1717 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, Wash.
- Architects: Reed and Stem (also co-designed Grand Central Terminal in NYC)
- Built: 1909–1911
- Renovated: 1990–1992 for courthouse conversion.” The photo came from Rick Krause of Lilburn.
Others recognizing it included Michael Green, Milton; Allan Peel, San Antonio, Texas; George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; and Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.
Yet there is more detail from the last edition’s mystery photo. It comes from Allan Peel, who sent in the photo. He says:
“Hey Watson, something is amiss! It seems that EVERYONE that you identified in the last GwinnettForum that guessed the location of my last mystery photo submission was wrong! It was not the Cape Spear Lighthouse. Rather, my photo was of the Green Point Lighthouse in Port de Grave, Newfoundland, approximately 27 miles (as the crow flies) west-northwest of the Cape Spear Lighthouse. I find it odd that so many folks got this wrong, since these two lighthouses look nothing alike, and there is ample information on, and photos of, both of these lighthouses on the internet.”
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EMC Foundation grants $38,000 to Gwinnett charities
The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total of $81,320 in grants for organizations during its recent meeting, including $38,000 to organizations serving Gwinnett County.
$10,000 to the Salvation Army of Gwinnett, Lawrenceville, for its Financial Emergency Services Program to provide housing assistance for families in need in Gwinnett County. - $9,000 to Good News at Noon, Gainesville, for its Transitional Living Program to support individuals from Barrow, Clarke, Hall, Gwinnett, Jackson and Lumpkin counties.
- $9,000 to Lydia’s Place, Watkinsville, for its Elevate Program to provide rental assistance for young adults facing homelessness or aging out of the foster care system in Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett and Madison counties.
- $5,000 to Bigger Vision of Athens, Inc., for its Overnight Shelter Program to provide essential shelter services to individuals from Banks, Clarke, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Madison and Oglethorpe counties experiencing homelessness.
- $5,000 to Latin American Association, Inc. for its Homelessness Prevention Program to provide rental assistance for families in need in Barrow, Gwinnett and Hall counties.
Jackson EMC Foundation grants are made possible by the 225,092 participating cooperative members who have their monthly electric bills rounded to the next dollar amount through the Operation Round Up program. Their “spare change” has funded 2,142 grants to organizations and 440 grants to individuals, putting more than $22.4 million back into local communities since the program began in 2005.
Candidate for governor speaks at Norcross PDC Wednesday
Lionheart Theatre welcomes Vidalia Theatre to the local stage with their production of “Winter Yield 2: The Airport Plays,” a collection of short, 10-minute plays that all take place in an airport. Continues through January 25; Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are available now.
Live Arts Theatre in Duluth presents The Minutes, a scathing new stage production from the author of August: Osage County. The show runs until January 24, with showtimes at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets are $20 adults, $17 students and seniors and $14 for LAT members and can be purchased online.
The Norcross PDC (people drinking coffee) meets each Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. at the 45 South Café in downtown Norcross. The January 21 meeting will have Rep. Ruwa Romman of Gwinnett, who is a Democratic candidate for governor of Georgia. The event is free. All are invited.
Join award-winning author Nikesha Elise Williams as she discusses her newest novel, The Seven Daughters of Dupree, which explores the ripple effects of actions, secrets, and love through seven generations of Black women. This will take place January 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Snellville Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
The 2026 Norton Native Intelligence Forecast will be held on Thursday, January 28, at the Ramsey Conference Center at Lanier Tech, 2535 Lanier Tech Drive, in Gainesville, starting at 5:30 p.m. Join Frank Norton to gain his insights on trends in business and real estate in Northeast Georgia.
Peachtree Corners Library is hosting Robotics with Curiosity Lab on January 28 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Learn more about this unique space where companies test new innovations and technology. Get your questions answered and experience hands-on robotics in this all-ages program. Admission is free. Registration is not required.
A solo exhibit of the work of Chitra Ramanathan of Norcross, a teaching artist at Norcross Gallery and Studios, is now going on at the Pinckneyville Park and Recreation Center in Berkeley Lake through January 31. It is a retrospective, as some early works are included up to current ones, many large in scale.
Budding gardeners or those who already have a green thumb, save the date for the Houseplant Potting Workshop at Peachtree Farm on February 2 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Learn to select the correct pot, amend and build potting soil, and then pot your plant. A pot, soil and plant is included, but guests may bring their own pots and plants if they want to do extra. $20 per person. Purchase tickets online.
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