Royce Cecil Morris, 84, of Cumming, former Duluth High School coach for 21 seasons, died January 5, 2022. Ironically, six days later his wife, Nancy Anne Morris, 86, also died. A memorial service for the couple was held January 15 at the Sugarloaf United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ty Blackburn officiating.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Israeli company joins 5G Open Innovation Lab in Peachtree Corners
EEB PERSPECTIVE: GwinnettForum issues call to all potential 2022 candidates
ANOTHER VIEW: Amid anxieties and illness, remember: people are kind
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Dissent now is often considered unpatriotic and unpopular
UPCOMING: Marker dedication commemorates lynching on Courthouse Square
NOTABLE: Patient thanks local neurosurgeon for saving her life
GEORGIA TIDBIT: John D. Gray manufactured weapons for Confederate Army
MYSTERY PHOTO: Pointed elements, plus classical design, in this edition’s mystery
CALENDAR: Gwinnett honors Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a weekend of service
By Louis Svehla | Curiosity Lab partner Brodmann17 has joined the 5G Open Innovation Lab (5GOILab) after several months of successful tests of its state-of-the-art Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) technology in Peachtree Corners. In June 2021 Israeli-based Brodmann17 added their technology to Curiosity Lab’s Level 3 autonomous test vehicle to further develop and prove its software-only perception technology for assisted driving in real world conditions.
The Gwinnett Remembrance Coalition, in partnership with the City of Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, the Gwinnett Historical Restoration and Preservation Board, and the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) of Montgomery, Ala., will dedicate a historical marker. It will honor the memory of Charles Hale, an African American resident of Gwinnett County, who was lynched in 1911 on the Lawrenceville courthouse square.
There are several pointed aspects to today’s Mystery Photo. Added to the classical design, it makes a handsome photo. Tell us where you think it’s located, and include your hometown when you send your idea to elliott@brack.net.
Last issue’s mystery: Reader Doug Cozart shared, “Frank Lloyd Wright designed and lived in this house, if I remember right. I’ve been inside the house, in 2005 or 2006, with my Dad, on a ‘Wright Plus’ walking tour in Oak Park, Ill. (Chicago area).
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett to reimpose mask requirement in county facilities
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett loses one of its key industrial leaders in Brad Currey
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Forum should consider adding affordable housing to Objectives
UPCOMING: Second waste hauler suspends bulky and yard waste pickup
NOTABLE: Gwinnett County Transit wins Performance Award
OBITUARIES: Bradley Norton Currey Jr.
RECOMMENDED: There, There by Tommy Orange
GEORGIA TIDBIT: John D. Gray was major early industrialist in Southeast
MYSTERY PHOTO: Dark photo had a distinctive history; What is it?
CALENDAR: Groundbreaking of new Snellville Library is today (January 11) at 3 p.m.
Today’s Mystery Photo is somewhat dark in shade, but it is distinctive. Tell us what you think this represents. Send your idea to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
Early on, Jon Davis of Duluth recognized the most recent Mystery Photo: “That is a picture of the Eastlake Country Club main building.
“I do not have a psychiatrist and I do not want one, for the simple reason that if he listened to me long enough, he might become disturbed.”
— American Humorist James Thurber (1894 – 1961)
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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