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NEW for 5/28: Arena’s new name; 2022 election under way; Cutting speeds

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Cobb EMC subsidiary (Gas South) to be new name on Gwinnett arena
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Though a year away, 2022 political season has begun
ANOTHER VIEW: Snellville finds drastic speed reduction with school zone cameras
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: County to build $6.2 million addition to police training center
NOTABLE: Park is first Asian American female Recorder’s Court Judge
RECOMMENDED: We need more of your recommendations!
GEORGIA TIDBIT: English architect responsible for classical homes in Savannah
MYSTERY PHOTO: Old-time workmanship shows in this sturdy older structure
LAGNIAPPE: Snellville Senior Center to re-open starting on June 14
CALENDAR: Memorial Day ceremonies are Monday

by GwinnettForum · May 28, 2021 · Full issues

2/14: Nash challenges county; Center parking; Growing up

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Chairman Nash Challenges County To “Bend the Trend” in the Future
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Attending Function at Infinite Energy Center? Pay Parking in Advance
ANOTHER VIEW: With Presidential Election Coming, Time to Grow Up, Children
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Looking at Implications and Democratic Delegate County
UPCOMING: Dacula To Hold Special Election March 24 to Fill Council Seat
NOTABLE: William Day DAR Chapter Recognized American History Essay Winner
RECOMMENDED: A Very Stable Genius by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Estuaries along Georgia Coast Are Critical Habitat for the Area
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where Is This Area That Could Do with Significant Rain?
CALENDAR: Boxing Icon Ezzard Charles Subject of Talk February 20 at Heritage Center

by GwinnettForum · February 14, 2020 · Full issues

BRACK: Headed to Infinite Energy Center? Pay parking in advance

By Elliott Brack | Before the Gwinnett Civic Center was built (now known as the Infinite Energy Center) off Sugarloaf Parkway and Satellite Boulevard, across from the new building was a former corn field, which was the original parking lot.

by Elliott Brack · February 14, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective

2/4: New hotel construction starts; Inspired by Newnan

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Construction Begins for Hotel Connecting to Infinite Energy Center
ANOTHER VIEW: Newnan, Georgia Inspires Thought: Let’s Not Allow Dividers To Win
SPOTLIGHT: United Community Bank
FEEDBACK: Feels the President Owes IRS Imputed Interest of $436,000 over Ukraine
UPCOMING: Snellville Approves 18 Acre Grove at Towne Center Project
NOTABLE: Damon Berryhill Returns as Striper’s Manager for Fourth Season
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Charles Kuralt Praised Georgia Novelist Raymond Andrews
MYSTERY PHOTO: Modern Building and Sculpture Asks If You Recognize Them
CALENDAR: One Man Photo Show by Frank Sharp at Tucker Library through February

by GwinnettForum · February 4, 2020 · Full issues

12/6: Japanese trip; Civic Center work; Appetizers

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia Officials Learn and Soak Up Japanese Culture and Tradition
EEB PERSPECTIVE: While Revel Work Paused, $220 Million Underway around Civic Center
ANOTHER VIEW: Enjoying Costco Appetizers Before Going Out To Dinner
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Here’s Good Composition If You Want to Ponder Imponderables
UPCOMING: City of Loganville Announces $180 Million Main Street Redevelopment
NOTABLE: New GGC Chief IT Officer Begins Her New Role on January 13
NOT RECOMMENDED: A Warning by Anonymous (A senior Trump Administration official)
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Howard Coffin, Richard Reynolds Were Key Figures in Sapelo Island
MYSTERY PHOTO: Gorgeous Photo and Bright Colors Await Your Identification
CALENDAR: Georgia Gwinnett College Fall Commencement is December 12

by GwinnettForum · December 6, 2019 · Full issues

11/1: How soccer helped later in life; Revel project; More

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Executive Finds Soccer Is a Transferable Skill Helping Later in Life
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New Focus for County Will Be Revel Project, at Infinite Energy Center
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Recalls Days in Southwest Georgia and Dinner-on-the-Ground
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville Marks Opening of Downtown’s Thompson Square
NOTABLE: Suwanee PCOM Student Is Winner of MAG Student of the Year
RECOMMENDED: Agent Running in the Field by John LeCarre
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Wiregrass Georgia Covers Parts of 23 Counties in the South Area
MYSTERY PHOTO: Lots of Craftsmanship Went into Construction of This Building
CALENDAR: Master Gardeners Talk is November 2 at Vines Park

by GwinnettForum · November 1, 2019 · Full issues

BRACK: New county focus will be Revel project at Infinite Energy Center

By Elliott Brack Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum NOV. 1, 2019 | Up until 1984, Gwinnett County had no retail shopping focus. With its 15 towns then (16 now, as Peachtree Corners became its own city in 2012), no one city stood out as a mecca for retail and entertainment. Something changed all this in 1984, as Gwinnett Place Mall opened […]

by Elliott Brack · November 1, 2019 · Elliott Brack's Perspective

9/24: Digitizing newspapers; New parking deck; Biden’s bid

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Historical Society Gets Grant for Digitizing Local Newspapers
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Parking Deck at Infinite Energy Center Is Suburban’s Biggest
ANOTHER VIEW: Other Democrats Owe Joe Biden a Mountain of Gratitude
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: “Brainwashed” Trump Supporter Notes CREW’s Staff Backgrounds
UPCOMING: Holtkamp Completes Two Murals on New Building Facing Interstate 85
NOTABLE: Board Appoints Kristi Royston as Gwinnett’s New Election Supervisor
RECOMMENDED: Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others by Barbara Brown Taylor
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Early Georgia Settlers Promoted Viniculture at Trustee Garden
MYSTERY PHOTO: Another Lighthouse Shining Its Light Asking Where It Is Located
CALENDAR: Let Your Dog Enjoy Pooches in the Park in Braselton on September 28

by GwinnettForum · September 24, 2019 · Full issues

BRACK: Parking deck at Infinite Energy Center is suburban’s biggest

By Elliott Brack | Back in the early days of development in Gwinnett, finally out of frustration I took to hauling around a shovel in the trunk of a 1974 green wide-track Pontiac. Why? Well, in that early era of development in Gwinnett, there were few groundbreakings and ribbon-cuttings, and on two occasions, when going to a groundbreaking, of all things, no one thought to bring a shovel.

by Elliott Brack · September 24, 2019 · Elliott Brack's Perspective

7/31, full issue: Revel property; 3 election winners so far; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Revel Property at Infinite Energy Center To Offer 750,000 Square Feet
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Congratulations to the Only Three People Who So Far Have Been Elected
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Four Letters from Readers about Current Topics
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville’s Southlawn To Be $200 Million Mixed-Use Project
NOTABLE: Peach State Federal Credit Union Has Towns-Union Merger Partner
RECOMMENDED: The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Man-Made Lakes Differ from Natural Lakes in Several Ways
MYSTERY PHOTO: Historic Spot Begs Your Identification of This Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: With August Nearing, Activities Picking Up in Gwinnett

by GwinnettForum · July 31, 2018 · Full issues

2024 GENERAL ELECTION LINKS

ENDORSEMENTS

>> Click here to read GwinnettForum’s endorsements for the 2024 election — from president to local and state offices.

SAMPLE BALLOTS

Consolidated sample ballots are available below and are not specific to a voter’s individual ballot. To find what your ballot will look like, visit My Voter Page on the Georgia Secretary of State’s website.

>> Click here for the 11/5 consolidated sample ballot in English/Spanish

>> Click here for the 11/5 consolidated sample ballot in English/Korean/Chinese/Vietnamese

MULBERRY CANDIDATES

Residents of the new city of Mulberry can read answers to questions put to the 15 candidates for the coming council elections through a public service offered by GwinnettForum.

>> Click here to learn about Mulberry’s candidates.

>> Click here for the Mulberry election FAQ and sample ballot

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.