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BRACK: Sugar Hill’s downtown has amazing growth in 10 years
By Elliott Brack | If you haven’t been to Sugar Hill in a few years, you will find it difficult to believe how much this fourth-largest city in Gwinnett has blossomed. In the last 10 years, the City Council has brilliantly created a new downtown area, now teeming with about 2,000 people living within a half mile of City Hall and enjoying the “Sweet Life.”
NEW for 8/17: New county police chief; Census analysis; GOP leaders
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TODAY’S FOCUS: County to appoint J. D. McClure as its new chief of police
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Census of 2020 shows Gwinnett grows at rate of 14,813 people each year
ANOTHER VIEW: Plain and simple, he wants Georgia to kick out its Republican leaders
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Gwinnett
FEEDBACK: Had two children both born under socialized medicine
UPCOMING: EPD offers session on changes to water control standards Sept. 13
RECOMMENDED: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Glennville native dedicates life to missionary work in India
MYSTERY PHOTO: We’re seeking where, what and who about this covered bridge
LAGNIAPPE: Once again, enjoys hearing the music of Banks and Shane
CALENDAR: Virtual Book Club discusses Outlander by Diana Gabaldon at 7 p.m. today
BRACK: 2020 Census shows Gwinnett grows 14,813 people each year
Exclusive in GwinnettForum | The 2020 Census results show that Gwinnett County continues to grow, now with a population of 957,062, an increase of 148,138 people or 19 per cent since the 2010 census. Gwinnett continues to be Georgia’s second most populated county, trailing Fulton County, which has 1,066,970 people.
BRACK: Gunnin, former commissioner, was respected for his vision
By Elliott Brack | One of the first elected Gwinnett officials to anticipate how the county would grow and who helped pave the way for it, died on June 30. He is Ray Gunnin, who was 92 when he passed away at the home of his daughter in Colorado. Gunnin was elected in 1968 to represent County Commission District 2 (the Norcross and Lilburn areas, which now includes Peachtree Corners). In those days, the population of Gwinnett was 65,362 residents.
2/12: Growth for NE Georgia; Bezos and the Enquirer; Senior services
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Norton Forecasts What? More Growth Headed to Northeast Georgia
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Go for It, Jeff Bezos; Take on the Slimy National Enquirer
ANOTHER VIEW: Gwinnett Expanding Senior Services at Two Additional Locations
SPOTLIGHT: Primerica, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Mea Culpas Makes One Person Remember His Impersonating Ways
UPCOMING: Suwanee Medical School Now Has New Name—-PCOM Georgia
NOTABLE: County Approves Construction of New State Patrol Post in Suwanee
RECOMMENDED: The Muse of the Revolution by Nancy Rubin Stuart
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Native Vereen Bell Wins Success with Swamp Water Book
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Statue Has the Right Attitude Towards Valentine’s Day
LAGNIAPPE: Winter color
CALENDAR: Workshop on Making Memory Quilts Scheduled for February 16
4/6: On trip to Israel; Gwinnett’s growth; Life’s mysteries
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TODAY’S FOCUS: A Visit to Israel Turns Out To Be Quite Complicated with Surprises
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Fulton Leads Georgia in Population Growth; Gwinnett Ranks Second
ANOTHER VIEW: Hawking and Graham Both Pondered the Mysteries of Life
SPOTLIGHT: Hayes Family Automotive Group
FEEDBACK: We Need More Unfiltered Information About Positions of Candidates
McLEMORE’S WORLD: Tweet
UPCOMING: County Seeking Poll Workers at Two Sites Next Week
NOTABLE: Women’s Clubs To Collect Items for Domestic Violence Victims
RECOMMENDED: On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
GEORGIA TIDBIT: John Burrison Is Credited with Keeping Folk Pottery Traditions Alive
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s Another Mystery Photo with Few Clues
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Multicultural Festival Coming Soon in Duluth
Gwinnett Forum | April 26, 2024
“Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.”
– The 40th president of the United Sates, Ronald Reagan (1911-2004).
Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
- Move statewide non-partisan judge and school board elections to the General Election.
- Adoption of the 2023 Transit Plan for Gwinnett.
- More creative efforts to support the arts in Gwinnett.
- Advancement and expansion of city historical societies.
- Require establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to halt sales of such products at 1 a.m., and close by 2 a.m.
- Require the Georgia Legislature to meet only once every two years.
- 21st century salary for the Gwinnett County Commission members.
- Remove chewing gum on sidewalks at entrances of post offices and other governmental buildings.
- Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
- Condos instead of apartments for Gwinnett.
Interested in Gwinnett history?
Now re-printed in its third edition, Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta, the award-winning history of Gwinnett County, is once again available for purchase. It sold out of its first two printings. The book won the 2010 Award of Excellence in Documenting Georgia History from the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board. The book is available at Old Town Antiques at 93 Main Street in Lilburn.
- The history of Gwinnett is also available as an e-book from Amazon or Barnes and Noble for $9.95.
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