Articles by: GwinnettForum

NEW for 6/10: On hurricanes, voting and guns

NEW for 6/10: On hurricanes, voting and guns

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: We know hurricanes are coming; Question is how severe and when?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New voting system in primary turned out to be much easier
ANOTHER VIEW: If you must have guns, here’s a list of what you should buy
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: From the Spanish Inquisition to Governors Abbott and DeSantis 
UPCOMING: Commissioners evaluating feedback about Gwinnett Place Mall
NOTABLE: Gwinnett has best water in state, maybe in the nation
RECOMMENDED: Saving America’s Amazon by Ben Raines
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Archives housed in building near Clayton State University
MYSTERY PHOTO: You may be surprised at where this lighthouse is located
CALENDAR: Ribbon-cutting of interchange of Highway 316-Harbins Road is June 16

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by · June 10, 2022 · Full issues
After an 1893 hurricane

FOCUS: We know hurricanes are coming, but how severe and when?

By Wendy Jones  |  The Atlantic hurricane season started on June 1. This year is predicted by the Weather Channel to be active and above average. Jackson EMC offers these tips for you and your family to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season.

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by · June 10, 2022 · Today's Focus
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ANOTHER VIEW: If you must have guns, here’s a list of what you should buy

By Raleigh Perry

BUFORD, Ga  |   Last year it was announced by the news agencies that the year 2020 had more murders than any recent years.  In fact, there were 4,901 more murders in 2020 than in 2019.  That is a lot of murders. Look at the numbers and you will see you are safer in the military in an active war than you are walking down the streets in this country.  

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by · June 10, 2022 · Another View
NEWS BRIEFS: Gwinnett has best water in state, maybe in the nation

NEWS BRIEFS: Gwinnett has best water in state, maybe in the nation

Through a blind taste test and vote, the Georgia Association of Water Professionals named Gwinnett County’s drinking water the Best Tasting Water in Georgia. Winning this award qualifies Gwinnett to compete in the national American Water Works Association competition against utilities across the country.

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by · June 10, 2022 · News
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MYSTERY PHOTO: You may be surprised at where this lighthouse is located

Though not dramatic, this lighthouse sits low on the horizon and serves its vital function for sailors. Figure out where this photograph was taken, and send your idea to ellott@brack.net, and include your hometown.

That haunted-looking ruins in the recent Mystery Photo has worldwide interest for fans of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.  Holly Moore of Suwanee recognized Whitby Abbey, overlooking the North Sea in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.

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by · June 10, 2022 · Mystery photos
NEW for 6/7: Our runoff endorsements, more

NEW for 6/7: Our runoff endorsements, more

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue:
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here are GwinnettForum’s endorsements in primary runoffs 
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group 
FEEDBACK: What’s happening to weeklies also happening to magazines
UPCOMING: Jackson EMC offers solar block energy to its members
NOTABLE: Commission adopts new smoke-free air ordinance
OBITUARIES:GEORGIA TIDBIT: Plant selection is important particularly in a Xeriscape
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure out exactly where these ruins are located, and why
LAGNIAPPE: Gwinnett Parks win honors for school readiness program
CALENDAR: Groundbreaking of new tower at Northside Hospital Gwinnett is Tuesday morning

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by · June 7, 2022 · Full issues
NEWS BRIEFS: Jackson EMC offers solar block energy to its members

NEWS BRIEFS: Jackson EMC offers solar block energy to its members

Jackson EMC members can now enjoy the benefits of solar energy without the costs and complications of rooftop solar panels, thanks to Cooperative Solar, a new program announced recently.

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by · June 7, 2022 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure out exactly where these ruins are located, and why

MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure out exactly where these ruins are located, and why

Today’s Mystery Photo stands in ruins, and your job is to tell about the ruins and where they are located. Be sure to include your name and address when you send to elliott@brack.net.

The Mystery Photo in the last edition drew several responses, including several incorrect ones.  (No, it was not Watson Mill Bridge.) The photo came from Brian Brown of Fitzgerald and his Vanishing Georgia photographic library. 

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by · June 7, 2022 · Mystery photos
ELECTION 2022: Meet the primary runoff candidates

ELECTION 2022: Meet the primary runoff candidates

For the 2022 primary runoff elections on June 21, GwinnettForum presents these candidate answers, which were first printed prior to the May primary.  For the 2022 primaries, GwinnettForum asked all candidates facing opposition in Gwinnett County, and also asked all statewide candidates, to visit for 30 minutes, which qualified these visitors to answers six questions in 100 words each. You […]

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by · June 5, 2022 · elections
NEW for 6/3: Bourdeaux, weekly newspapers, training

NEW for 6/3: Bourdeaux, weekly newspapers, training

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Statement from Carolyn Bourdeaux on recent primary
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Internet moguls may not realize weekly newspapers exist 
ANOTHER VIEW: Pivots during pandemic, and becomes better-trained woman
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Why do microwave ovens have such loud beepers?
UPCOMING: Gwinnett homeowners eligible for $4 million in grants
NOTABLE: Special Needs Schools gets $50,000 from Jackson EMC
RECOMMENDED: Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Union Navy eventually takes control of Georgia coast line
MYSTERY PHOTO:  No lighthouse, but how about another covered bridge?
LAGNIAPPE: James Walters recognized for 14 years at cemetery service
CALENDAR: Cornhole tournament upcoming in Snellville

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by · June 3, 2022 · Full issues
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