Articles by: GwinnettForum

FOCUS: Be on the alert; rabid racoon found in Buford 

FOCUS: Be on the alert; rabid racoon found in Buford 

By Deborah Tuff  |  Gwinnett County Animal Welfare and Enforcement and the Gwinnett County Health Department are advising residents to use caution and avoid animals behaving in unusual ways after a raccoon tested positive for the rabies virus. 

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by · April 11, 2023 · Today's Focus
NEWS BRIEFS: County rescinds idea of getting Livesy land by eminent domain

NEWS BRIEFS: County rescinds idea of getting Livesy land by eminent domain

Without much information, the Gwinnett County Commission abruptly backed out of a condemnation of property in the south part of  Gwinnett, known as the Promised Land. It had previously been announced late last week that the county was to consider getting 10 acres of property by eminent domain. 

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by · April 11, 2023 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Water, waves, rocks, hills dominate this mystery

MYSTERY PHOTO: Water, waves, rocks, hills dominate this mystery

Here’s a hint about today’s Mystery Photo: it was not taken in Georgia. Now go forth and try to figure out where this beautiful photo was made, sending your idea to elliottt@brack@gmail.com. Be sure to tell us where you live. 

The last mystery was around here, as Stewart Woodard, Lawrenceville said: “It is one of the homes of the Bona Allen family in Buford. 

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by · April 11, 2023 · Mystery photos
NEW for 4/7: PCOM graduates, a Gwinnett success, baseball’s clock

NEW for 4/7: PCOM graduates, a Gwinnett success, baseball’s clock

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Match Day: PCOM grads head for their residencies
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Native of Ecuador finding success in Gwinnett County
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
ANOTHER VIEW: For the first time, Major League Baseball has added a clock
FEEDBACK: Most of our leaders have irresponsible fiscal policies
UPCOMING: Gwinnett buys parcels for new park at Promised Land
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Tech wins $25,000- Ellucian Impact Award
RECOMMENDED: Violeta by Isabel Allende
GEORGIA TIDBIT: New Hampshire native first UGA national history professor
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a Southern mansion for you to identify
CALENDAR: Take online survey concerning the Piedmont Pathway

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by · April 7, 2023 · Full issues
Chris Staley, left,of Atlanta is all smiles, shown with his family. The new PCOM grad, who attended Marist High School before graduating from Emory, is now headed to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville for his residency

FOCUS: Match Day: PCOM grads head for their residencies

By Barbara Myers  |  One of the most important days in a medical student’s journey occurred this year on March 17. That was the day when PCOM Georgia’s fourth year medical students learned where they matched into residency programs and where they’ll spend their next three to seven years training in a specialty. 

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by · April 7, 2023 · Today's Focus
ANOTHER VIEW: For the first time, Major League Baseball has added a clock

ANOTHER VIEW: For the first time, Major League Baseball has added a clock

By the Rev. Sam Candler | Tick. Tick. Tick. The clock is ticking. Tick. Tick. Tick. The major league baseball season is about to start, and they have added a clock to baseball.

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by · April 7, 2023 · Another View
NEWS BRIEFS: Gwinnett buys parcels for new park at Promised Land 

NEWS BRIEFS: Gwinnett buys parcels for new park at Promised Land 

Gwinnett County plans to acquire two parcels of land and create a new park at the Promised Land community off Georgia Highway 124 south of Snellville.

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by · April 7, 2023 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a Southern mansion for you to identify

MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a Southern mansion for you to identify

The Mystery Photo today is a classic southern house. Your job is to identify where this was taken. Send your ideas to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.

Wow! Many Gwinnettians must have visited Bar Harbor, Maine, as  18 readers got the recent Mystery Photo correct. 

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by · April 7, 2023 · Mystery photos
NEW for 4/4: New Aurora series, MLK Jr. statue, McCarthy

NEW for 4/4: New Aurora series, MLK Jr. statue, McCarthy

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Aurora Theatre announces new Signature Series presentations
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnettians key in dedication of new MLK Jr. statue
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
ANOTHER VIEW: McCarthy’s ventures are the antithesis of good leadership
FEEDBACK: Poses questions for reader from Loganville
UPCOMING: Long-term patient rehab center coming to Gainesville
NOTABLE: GGC wins grant in support of math tutoring
RECOMMENDED: The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Mildred Seydell broke gender barrier into newspapering
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you pinpoint this street scene in our nation?
CALENDAR: Park Springs offers a Virtual Dementia Tour on April 6

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by · April 4, 2023 · Full issues
FOCUS: Aurora Theatre announces new Signature Series presentations

FOCUS: Aurora Theatre announces new Signature Series presentations

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.  |  Aurora Theatre has announced its Season 28 Signature Series.  The Lawrenceville arts hub’s 28th year will include more of what theatergoers crave—Broadway-caliber musicals, thought-provoking plays and timeless holiday magic, with twists of unexpected brilliance and heart-warming humanity. 

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by · April 4, 2023 · Today's Focus