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NEW for 5/27: New maternity home and election reflections

NEW for 5/27: New maternity home and election reflections

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Haven at Hebron will welcome the young and pregnant
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Reviewing the 2022 Georgia primary winners and losers 
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Wants help in honoring Mack Renwick and Marshall Hooper
UPCOMING: $1 million grant to Lilburn for new Bryson Park roundabout  
NOTABLE: Gateway85 adds Elliot Williams as a new director 
RECOMMENDED: Atomic Habits by James Clear
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Xeriscaping gardening is natural form of conservation
MYSTERY PHOTO: Try your luck at identifying this classical, handsome building
CALENDAR: Memorial Day service is at 11 a.m. Monday at GJAC

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by · May 27, 2022 · Full issues
Turner

FOCUS: Haven at Hebron will welcome the young and pregnant

By Becky Turner |  The Haven at Hebron began out of a desire for Hebron Church to actively live out the Gospel. If the church’s desire is to give every unborn child life, what would that look like in reality? With that desire in mind, a team assembled and began researching current options for some of our most vulnerable population — single, young (21 and under) women who are pregnant and homeless. 

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by · May 27, 2022 · Today's Focus
NEWS BRIEFS: $1 million grant to Lilburn for new roundabout 

NEWS BRIEFS: $1 million grant to Lilburn for new roundabout 

Lilburn CID is getting a $1 million grant from the State Road and Tollway Authority awarded from the Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank.

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by · May 27, 2022 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Try to identify this classical, handsome building

MYSTERY PHOTO: Try to identify this classical, handsome building

Today’s mystery is a classical and handsome old building.  Now can you identify just where this Mystery Photo is located?  Send your guess to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown. 

Talk about a difficult photo!  Yes, the last Mystery photo must have been hard, for only one reader, George Graf of Palmyra, Va., was able to deduce where it was located.  The photograph came from Bill Baughman of Snellville, who by the way, has been under the weather and is in rehab, we understand, after taking a fall.

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by · May 27, 2022 · Mystery photos
NEW for 5/24: On a computer museum and Russia

NEW for 5/24: On a computer museum and Russia

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Distinctive Computer Museum of America is in nearby Roswell
EEB PERSPECTIVE: American companies leaving Russia “in droves”
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: City of Norcross gets $200,000 planning grant from ARC
NOTABLE: Chamber recognizes local public safety officials for valor
RECOMMENDED: What Happened to You? by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Aflac of Columbus concentrates on the U.S. and Japan
MYSTERY PHOTO: Low quality photo has a story behind it
LAGNIAPPE:  Jackson EMC crew is top team in Georgia Lineman’s Rodeo
CALENDAR: Gwinnett schools to offer summer meal program

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by · May 24, 2022 · Full issues
Youngblood

FOCUS: Distinctive Computer Museum of America is in Roswell

By Rena Youngblood  |  Computer Museum of America (CMoA) is located mere minutes away from Gwinnett in Roswell, and is an area attraction with a growing fan base. With a mission to preserve the artifacts and stories from the digital age, while educating and inspiring visitors of all ages and backgrounds, CMoA works tirelessly to locate artifacts, create exhibits that tell the stories of technical innovation, and build relevant, relatable, and fun programming. CMoA opened on July 20, 2019, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of

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by · May 24, 2022 · Today's Focus
NEWS BRIEFS: City of Norcross gets $200,000 planning grant from ARC

NEWS BRIEFS: City of Norcross gets $200,000 planning grant from ARC

The City of Norcross is one of 10 metro Atlanta cities to receive a Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) planning grant from the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC). The $200,000 grant will be used to complete an update to the city’s initiative. 

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by · May 24, 2022 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Low-light photo has a story behind it

MYSTERY PHOTO: Low-light photo has a story behind it

Today’s Mystery Photo we would rate as especially difficult. First, it’s not a high quality photo, and on top of that, it’s dark, to emphasize the decorations. But it is of some historic significance. See if you can determine where this was taken, and give some background about the photo.  Send your answer to elliott@brack.net, including your hometown. Several readers quickly recognized the recent and distinctive Mystery Photo.  Holly Moore of Suwanee wrote: “This is The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Ala.

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by · May 24, 2022 · Mystery photos
NEW for 5/20: New foundation CEO; When will Gwinnett have 1 million people?

NEW for 5/20: New foundation CEO; When will Gwinnett have 1 million people?

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TODAY’S FOCUS: DePriest Waddy new CEO of NE Community Foundation
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Prediction: exact date Gwinnett will have 1,000,000 residents
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: Lacking Social Security number, many cannot access Internet
UPCOMING: Commission approves reorganization of Juvenile Court system
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC participating in 68-megawatt solar project
RECOMMENDED: All That We Hold Dear by Kathryn Lynn Davis
GEORGIA TIDBIT: William Walsh writes of many well known authors
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out this most distinctive photograph
LAGNIAPPE: Jackson EMC crew is top team in Georgia Lineman’s Rodeo
CALENDAR: Chabad Center groundbreaking will be May 25 in Peachtree Corners

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by · May 20, 2022 · Full issues
FOCUS: Waddy is new CEO of NE Community Foundation

FOCUS: Waddy is new CEO of NE Community Foundation

DULUTH, Ga.  |  DePriest Waddy is the new president and chief executive officer of the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia (CFNEGa). He is currently chief executive officer of the Atlanta nonprofit Families First. Waddy will assume his new role on June 1. 

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by · May 20, 2022 · Today's Focus
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