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NEW for 6/30: On artificial intelligence and Internet frustrations

NEW for 6/30: On artificial intelligence and Internet frustrations

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Artificial Intelligence is not a passing fad
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Anyone know of a local, independent Internet service?
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: David Simmons’ recollection was something like magic
UPCOMING: How much cash should you keep in reserve?
NOTABLE: Helping Ukraine accelerates effort with medical supplies 
RECOMMENDED: Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Supreme Court strikes Georgia death penalty law
MYSTERY PHOTO: No one recognized the mystery of a Brand Bank painting
LAGNIAPPE: County breaks ground on One Stop Center Expansion in Centerville
CALENDAR: Meet Author Lisa See on July 8 in Norcross

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by · June 30, 2023 · Full issues
MYSTERY: No one recognized the mystery of a Brand Bank painting

MYSTERY: No one recognized the mystery of a Brand Bank painting

Today’s Mystery Photo may give you clues as to what goes on in this building, but we also want to know where this photo was made. Try your hand at identifying today’s mystery by sending your thoughts to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.

The last Mystery Photo stumped all readers. No one recognized a painting by Artist Steve Penley of the pre-1950 Brand Banking Company, on the Gwinnett Courthouse Square.

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by · June 30, 2023 · Mystery photos
NEW for 6/18: On cricket houses, new bank, baseball

NEW for 6/18: On cricket houses, new bank, baseball

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Downtown Duluth was once site of a cricket box factory
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Bartow Morgan enjoying re-organizing Georgia Banking Company
ANOTHER VIEW: College baseball in Omaha is my favorite sporting event 
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Another bocce ball court is at Lawrenceville brewery 
UPCOMING: County and Eastside Center offer Covid vaccines for all adults
NOTABLE: Chris Minor is new director of Gwinnett Parks and Recreation
RECOMMENDED: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Collin Rogers was builder and architect of classical houses
MYSTERY PHOTO: Two statues near one another form today’s Mystery Photo

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by · June 18, 2021 · Full issues
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BRACK: Morgan enjoying re-organizing Georgia Banking Company

By Elliott Brack  |  Bartow Morgan Jr. has always been around banking, as has his family before him. While he enjoys running a bank, for him re-organizing a bank is even better. Along with other investors, he recently led a group acquiring Georgia Banking Company, founded in 1998 in Griffin.

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by · June 18, 2021 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
4/10: On home fire safety; Brand Bank’s change; Newnan rally

4/10: On home fire safety; Brand Bank’s change; Newnan rally

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Fire Department Offers Seniors Devices To Improve Home Safety
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Brand Bank Potential Sale Cuts Link with Old Time Banking in Gwinnett
ANOTHER VIEW: Racist Gathering Being Planned in Newnan on April 21
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
McLEMORE’S WORLD: Aging
UPCOMING: 12th Annual Supplier Symposium for County Set for April 26
NOTABLE: Alexander’s Diamonds Moves from Toco Hills to Lawrenceville
RECOMMENDED: Movie: Paul the Apostle of Christ:  Affirm Films, 2018           
GEORGIA TIDBIT: John Burrison Helps Publicize Jug Makers of Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Take a Look at maybe King Kong In Action
CALENDAR: Southern Wings Bird Club Plans Hike on April 14

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by · April 10, 2018 · Full issues
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BRACK: Brand Bank potential sale cuts link with old-time banking in Gwinnett

APRIL 10, 2018  |  Reports last week that Brand Bank of Lawrenceville would be bought by a Mississippi bank in one way cut the link to old-time banking in Gwinnett County. After all, Brand Bank was the oldest of the locally owned banks in Gwinnett, founded in 1905, and the biggest, with $2.4 billion in assets.

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by · April 10, 2018 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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