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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.
NEW for 3/4: Partnership Gwinnett and jobs; A national monkey wrench
Click here to read the full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Partnership Gwinnett brings 1,600 new jobs in 2024
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Trump people throw monkey wrench into our system
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: Don’t be a mindless tool. Think.
UPCOMING: GBC completes merger with Primary Bankshares
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC donates $100,000 for empowering individuals
RECOMMENDED: Horse, by Geraldine Brooks
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Goizueta Foundation has assets of $424 million
MYSTERY PHOTO: Look at these amazing bright balanced rocks!
CALENDAR: Chairwoman to give state of the county on March 6
NEW for 2/28: On new series, special tree, Clyde the cat
Click here to read the full new edition of GwinnettForum.. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: New Gabriel Garcia Marquez adaption worth the wait
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Brooklynite enjoys story of tree that owns itself
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
ANOTHER VIEW: Clyde the comical cat, battling to defend his home
FEEDBACK: Patent and Trademark office could have major impact
UPCOMING: Road paving, sidewalk contracts awarded by county
NOTABLE: Walton EMC awards $366,164 in school grants
RECOMMENDED: The Leopard, by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Phytoremediation can be used to improve soils
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you pinpoint the location of this older building?
CALENDAR: Workshop on returning March 1 to college in Norcross
Gwinnett Forum | March 28, 2025
“A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world.”
—American cardiologist Paul Dudley White (1886-1973).
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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