Articles by: GwinnettForum
FOCUS: Tuwanda R. Williams will seek Gwinnett Superior Court seat
Tuwanda Rush Williams, who has served as a senior assistant county attorney and a deputy county attorney in the Gwinnett County Attorney’s Office for the past nearly 18 years, will run for the Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge seat being vacated by Judge Karen Beyers. Her last day as a county employee will be May 17, 2023.
NEWS BRIEFS: Medical school in Suwanee to graduate nearly 300
Close to 300 newly minted physicians, pharmacists, physical therapists, physician assistants, medical laboratory scientists and biomedical scientists will graduate from PCOM Georgia on Tuesday, May 23. The formal commencement ceremony will be held at the Gas South District, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth, beginning at 1 p.m.
MYSTERY PHOTO: Squat figure asks you where it is located
Today’s mystery is a beautiful wooden shaped figure that you might call a troll. Look at the intricate placement of pieces to make it look like a human figure. Figure where this photograph was taken and give us details about it. Send what you can about this figure to elliott@brack.net and be sure to tell us where you live.
NEW for 5/5: New GTC building; Combat mass shootings
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Tech opens new Computer Systems building
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Communities experiencing shootings need to come together
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers Outdoor Power Equipment and Hardware
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Shelton and Dickison are new department heads for the county
NOTABLE: GGC offers two new concentrations in health sciences
RECOMMENDED: The Song of the Cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Historic Banning Mill now resort and educational center
MYSTERY PHOTO: “Now where was it that I saw this building?”
CALENDAR: Lionheart Theatre begins run of Jeffrey by Paul Rudnick this weekend
NEWS BRIEFS: Shelton, Dickison are new department heads for the county
Two new department directors have been named by Gwinnett County Administrator Glenn Stephens. Rebecca Shelton and Matthew Dickison are in new jobs as head of their departments. Shelton was named acting director of the Department of Water Resources last July. Dickison has been promoted to director of the Department of Planning and Development Department following Susan Canon’s recent retirement.
NEW for 5/2: On trust’s birthday, Parson’s Pyramid, wetlands event
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia Piedmont Land Trust marks 25th birthday
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Remembering 1981 Lake Lanier’s “Parsons Pyramid”
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
ANOTHER VIEW: Ninth Great Gwinnett Wetlands event coming on May 6
FEEDBACK: Mountain Park question before Planning Commission
UPCOMING: Summit on AgTech innovation coming May 4 at GGC
NOTABLE: Chattahoochee Handweavers presents juried show May 6
RECOMMENDED: America’s Founding Fathers, by Professor Allen C. Guelzo
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Land purchased by Henry Ford led to City of Richmond Hill
MYSTERY PHOTO: Golden dome of classic design in today’s mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Local Children of Revolution chapter is tops in nation
CALENDAR: The Mitsubishi Electric Golf Classic returns to Duluth this week
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