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The red-brick two story building on South Peachtree Street was the home of the Lodge 228 of the Free and Accepted Masons since early in the city’s history.

FOCUS: Norcross Masonic Lodge disbands, sells downtown building

By Gene Ramsay  |  The venerable Norcross Masonic Lodge, No. 228 of the Free and Accepted Masons, second oldest lodge in Gwinnett, faced with an aging membership and a building that needed repairs, has disbanded. It sold its building on South Peachtree Street in 2022. 

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by · November 14, 2023 · Today's Focus
NEW for 9/25: On Wayne Epps, JFK and Supreme Court

NEW for 9/25: On Wayne Epps, JFK and Supreme Court

Click here to read the latest issue. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: After 51 years at B&W Automobile, Wayne Epps is moving on 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Original sketch of JFK came to me through governmental bureaucrats
ANOTHER VIEW: Next Congress might consider enlarging the Supreme Court 
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: Hong Kong Flu of the late 60s hit us hard, but in different times
UPCOMING: Political accusations in sheriff’s race from both candidates
NOTABLE:   Eclipse Gaming expanding corporate headquarters and plant in Duluth
RECOMMENDED: I’ll Take You There by Wally Lamb
GEORGIA TIDBIT: “Atlanta Compromise” speech of 1895 was of significant importance
MYSTERY PHOTO: Unusual structure of the ages becomes today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Ah, the beauty of nature as seen in this Southern tree

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by · September 25, 2020 · Full issues
10/31, full issue: Sgt. York and Norcross; Fishing weirs; Shelters

10/31, full issue: Sgt. York and Norcross; Fishing weirs; Shelters

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Alvin York Got Military Training at Norcross Range of Camp Gordon
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The Indians Used Weirs to Pull Fish from the Chattahoochee
ANOTHER VIEW: Animal Shelters Run by Counties Need More Regulation by the State
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: Not Voted Yet? Upcoming Debate Might Help You Decide on Governor
UPCOMING: Extra $500,000 Primerica Gift Helps Fund Homeless in Gwinnett
NOTABLE: Inaugural Show at Eagle Theatre in Sugar Hill Is Oscar Wilde Comedy
RECOMMENDED: The Landmark History of the American History by David Boorstin
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Soybean Growing Provides Unique Problems for Georgia Farmers
MYSTERY PHOTO: Watch Out Making Rash Guesses at Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Suwanee Car Show at Town Center This Saturday

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by · October 31, 2018 · Full issues
12/1: On family history, GOP convention, cemetery tour

12/1: On family history, GOP convention, cemetery tour

Click here to view the latest edition. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Children Do Better When They Know Their Family History
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Would a Deadlocked GOP Convention Turn To Someone Not Running?
ANOTHER VIEW: Historic Free Tour of Norcross Cemetery Scheduled on December 12
FEEDBACK: Not Happy When People Change the Name of Holidays
UPCOMING: A Christmas Carol Returns to Aurora Theatre
NOTABLE: More Young Men Performing at Gwinnett Ballet Theatre
RECOMMENDED OUTING: The Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Leads the Nation in the Production of Pecans
TODAY’S QUOTE: What “Bipartisan” Really Means
MYSTERY PHOTO: Clues Galore for This Edition’s Mystery Photo

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by · December 1, 2015 · Today's Focus
Mollie Jones with her son Clifford Jones, circa 1902

RAMSAY: Norcross Cemetery Tour on Dec. 12 tells of bygone citizens

By Gene Ramsay | The town of Norcross was founded in 1870 when entrepreneur John Thrasher built a resort hotel at a stop on a newly-constructed railroad connecting Atlanta to the northeast. Many families moved to the new town, and built stately homes that survive to this day on its residential streets, giving it a historic character that is unique today for this area of the state.

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by · December 1, 2015 · Another View
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