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MYSTERY PHOTO: Snowed-in harbor
Snow is still part of the scenery in many parts of the country. This peaceful, now quiet harbor area looks mighty cold as it’s evident that the snow is still piled up as we enter middle March. See if you can pinpoint where this scene is. Send your idea to ebrack2@gmail.com, and include your home town.
NEW for 3/7: On State of County, Dr. Oz’s calls, Relay for Live
Click here to read the latest from GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Chairwoman’s State of County focuses on ‘One Gwinnett’
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Hey, Dr. Oz: Stop calling us about Medicaid Advantage
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
ANOTHER VIEW: 40th Relay for Life coming to Suwanee on April 26
FEEDBACK: FinCEN reporting apparently on hold for time being
UPCOMING: Aurora to kick off 30th season on August 15
RECOMMENDED: His Very Best, Jimmy Carter, A Life, by Jonathan Alter
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Tybee Island early on became a resort area
MYSTERY PHOTO: Try your hand at pinpointing this library
LAGNIAPPE: Rainbow Village wins Amazing Workplace certification
CALENDAR: Norcross to host Irish Fest on March 8
ANOTHER VIEW: 40th Relay for Life coming to Suwanee on April 26
By Gracelyn Thrash and Cheryl Eddy | Relay For Life of Gwinnett County is a testament to the power of community in the fight against cancer. Established in the mid-1990s, this event has grown from a small gathering into one of the most impactful Relay For Life events, raising millions for the American Cancer Society (ACS).
NEWS BRIEF: Aurora to kick off 30th season on August 15
By Tony Sandrew | As Aurora Theatre reaches a historic milestone—its 30th season—it invites you to celebrate three decades of storytelling, community, and artistic excellence. Season 30 promises an electrifying lineup of productions that bring together beloved classics, heartwarming traditions, uproarious comedy, and groundbreaking new work.
Gwinnett Forum | March 25, 2025
“When you are courting a nice girl, an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder, a second seems like an hour. That’s relativity.”
–Theoretical Physicist Alfred Einstein (1880-1952).
Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His 2025 list:
- Move statewide non-partisan judicial and school board elections to the date of the General Election.
- 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.
- Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
- Gwinnett planners to encourage condos and townhouses instead of apartments.
- County-wide microtransit services.
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.
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