Articles by: GwinnettForum

NEW for 4/5: Investiture; Anti-crime cameras; Lanier history

NEW for 4/5: Investiture; Anti-crime cameras; Lanier history

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Joseph invested as 3rd president of Georgia Gwinnett College
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Innovative Flock camera system reducing crime in Gwinnett
ANOTHER VIEW: Firm to conduct interviews on making of Lake Lanier
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Transition to 100% clean energy is not a simple issue
UPCOMING: Five artists featured in spring exhibit at Norcross Gallery
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Fire Services Honors PCOM Georgia
RECOMMENDED: The Little Princesses by Marion Crawford
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Highly successful American playwright was born in Decatur
MYSTERY PHOTO: Dilapidated structure asks for its location 
CALENDAR: Poetry and pizza will be Tuesday night at the Hamilton Mill Library

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by · April 5, 2022 · Full issues
Joseph

FOCUS: Joseph invested as 3rd president of Georgia Gwinnett College

By Jacqueline Todd  |  Dr. Jann L. Joseph was invested as the third president of Georgia Gwinnett College at a formal ceremony Friday on the college’s campus. The room boasted formal academic regalia, intermixed with decorative touches representing Joseph’s Caribbean roots.

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by · April 5, 2022 · Today's Focus
Buford Dam.  Photo via USACE.

ANOTHER VIEW: Firm to conduct interviews on making of Lake Lanier

By Faith Meader  |  New South Associates, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, seeks to conduct oral history interviews with persons knowledgeable about the history of Lake Sidney Lanier and will be preparing an informational website on the history of Lake Sidney Lanier.

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by · April 5, 2022 · Another View
Eden II, by Chitra Ramanathan

NEWS BRIEFS: 5 artists featured in spring exhibit at Norcross Gallery 

Norcross Gallery and Studios is welcoming spring with a new exhibit which focuses on five selected artists. The works of Lucy Brady, Kathy de Cano, Barbara Fraher, Jeannie Fortin and Chitra Ramanathan are spotlighted in the show, which opened on March 31 and will run until Saturday May 7.  There will be a festive reception free and open to the public on Fridays from 4 to 7 p.m.

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by · April 5, 2022 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Dilapidated structure asks for its location 

MYSTERY PHOTO: Dilapidated structure asks for its location 

Today’s Mystery Photo has seen better days. Tell us what you can find out about this Mystery, and send your information to elliott@brack.net, including your home town. 

That different Mystery Photo in the last edition was the Awakening Sculpture in  Oxon Hill, Maryland.  A similar setting is in Fort Washington, Maryland, George Graf of Palmyra, Va. tells us. The photo came from Cindy Evans of Duluth. 

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by · April 5, 2022 · Mystery photos
NEW for 4/1: The Water Tower; Help with candidates; Special weapon

NEW for 4/1: The Water Tower; Help with candidates; Special weapon

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Leaders celebrate innovative new facility, The Water Tower 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Know a candidate? Make sure they contact the Forum soon
ANOTHER VIEW: Georgia Democrats have special weapon in election: Donald Trump
FEEDBACK: China may see more possibility of being the peacemaker
UPCOMING: Jesus Christ Superstar returning to Fox Theatre in April 
NOTABLE: Lawrenceville Police Department gains state certification
RECOMMENDED: Utopia by Thomas More
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Whitewater paddling is popular sport for many in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a photo which reminds us today is April Fool’s Day
LAGNIAPPE: This guy found a way to sprout
CALENDAR: Investiture of Dr. Jann Joseph as GGC president is Friday (today) at 10:30 a.m.

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by · April 1, 2022 · Full issues
FOCUS: Leaders celebrate innovative new facility, The Water Tower 

FOCUS: Leaders celebrate innovative new facility, The Water Tower 

By Deborah Tuff |  County leaders rolled up their sleeves to cut the ribbon for and celebrate the completion of The Water Tower – an innovative center in Gwinnett, bringing education, co-working and research together under one roof. It is the first facility of its kind in the world as it conducts research on the water and wastewater industry, and also helps train water technologists of the future.

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by · April 1, 2022 · Today's Focus
ANOTHER VIEW: Georgia Democrats have special weapon: Donald Trump

ANOTHER VIEW: Georgia Democrats have special weapon: Donald Trump

By Jack Bernard |  Well, my favorite con man, Donald Trump, was recently here in Georgia in all his bombastic glory. His trip to our fine state was marked by his obsession with the 2020 election. 

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by · April 1, 2022 · Another View
he City of Lawrenceville Police Department has achieved state certification through the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police. From left are Butch Ayers, chief executive of the chief’s association; Major Myron Walker, Acting Police Chief Lt. Jake Parker; Officer Jason Elliott, certification manager; and Chuck Groover, state certification program coordinator. 

NEWS BRIEFS: Jesus Christ Superstar returning to Fox Theatre in April 

Following critically acclaimed, sold-out engagements in the United Kingdom, the reimagined 50th anniversary tour of Jesus Christ Superstar will play Atlanta’s Fox Theatre from April 19-24 as part of the Broadway in Atlanta 40th anniversary season. Tickets start at $40 and can be purchased at FoxTheatre.org/superstar.  One of the sponsors of the performance is Fifth Third Bank.

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by · April 1, 2022 · News
MYSTERY: Here’s a photo which reminds us today is April Fool’s Day

MYSTERY: Here’s a photo which reminds us today is April Fool’s Day

With today being April Fool’s Day, how about this foolish Mystery Photo?  Now try to figure out where this location is, and tell us what you know about the picture. Send your answer to elliott@brack.net and include your home town. Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. sent a good deal of detail about the most recent Mystery Photo.

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by · April 1, 2022 · Mystery photos