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MYSTERY PHOTO: Long distinctive bridge

MYSTERY PHOTO: Long distinctive bridge

Today’s mystery is a beautiful bridge, but where  is it?    It may test your brain to determine its location. Send your answers to ebrack2@gmail.com and tell us which town you live in.

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by · February 11, 2025 · Mystery photos
NEW for 2/7: On housing, local government budgets, more

NEW for 2/7: On housing, local government budgets, more

Click here to read the full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: ARC cohort is addressing housing affordability 
EEB PERSPECTIVE:  View this comparison of Gwinnett city budgets
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Community Improvement District
FEEDBACK: Will voters OK E-SPLOST under this School Board?
UPCOMING: Taste of Lilburn will be March 1 at Parkview High
NOTABLE: Rainbow Village adds five new board members
RECOMMENDED: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Barnard was early Free Will missionary
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you recognize this city on the water?
CALENDAR: Dispose of hazardous waste Saturday at fairgrounds 

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by · February 7, 2025 · Full issues
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FOCUS: ARC cohort is addressing housing affordability 

By Sheryl Merritt  |  Atlanta Regional Commission’s third Local Leadership Housing Action Committee (LLHAC) cohort recently announced their commitments to address housing affordability challenges in their jurisdictions.

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by · February 7, 2025 · Today's Focus
NEWS BRIEFS: Taste of Lilburn will be March 1 at Parkview High

NEWS BRIEFS: Taste of Lilburn will be March 1 at Parkview High

The third annual Taste of Lilburn brings together the community to celebrate Lilburn’s diverse flavors, sounds, and artistic expressions. It is hosted by Lilburn Woman’s Club of the Georgia Federation of Women’s Clubs.

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by · February 7, 2025 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you recognize this city on the water?

MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you recognize this city on the water?

It’s a big city, and it has a waterfront. Can you identify this city from this angle?  Send your ideas to ebrack2@gmail.com, and include your hometown.

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by · February 7, 2025 · Mystery photos
NEW for 2/4: Real estate in N. Georgia; school board changes; more

NEW for 2/4: Real estate in N. Georgia; school board changes; more

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Norton forecasts North Georgia real estate prospects 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Note major changes at both Gwinnett school boards
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company 
FEEDBACK:  One way the Trump directives are getting personal
UPCOMING: Chamber plans 77th annual meeting on Feb. 7
RECOMMENDED: The Devil is Fine by John Vercher
OBITUARY: Martha Gilbert Holmes
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Moonshine part of Georgia life before and during prohibition
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tall shaft may prove difficult as Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Consider joining book club at Norcross library

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by · February 4, 2025 · Full issues
Norton

FOCUS: Norton Intelligence forecasts N. Georgia real estate prospects 

By Jessica Knight  |  The Norton Agency recently presented its 38th Native Intelligence Forecast, an annual report providing an in-depth analysis of the Northeast Georgia real estate market and broader economic trends.

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by · February 4, 2025 · Today's Focus
NEWS BRIEFS: Chamber plans 77th annual meeting on Feb. 7

NEWS BRIEFS: Chamber plans 77th annual meeting on Feb. 7

The Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce will celebrate its 77th year of progress at its annual dinner on Feb. 7, 2025. This special event will recognize the year’s business success while honoring a dozen leaders who have made a legacy-defining impact on Gwinnett.

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by · February 4, 2025 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tall shaft may prove difficult

MYSTERY PHOTO: Tall shaft may prove difficult

Today’s Mystery Photo is distinctive, and perhaps even hard to identify. And it’s not anywhere around here. Try your hand at telling us what and where it is. Send your idea to ebrack2@gmail.com, and include your hometown.

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by · February 4, 2025 · Mystery photos
Martha and Ollie Holmes

Martha Gilbert Holmes

Martha Gilbert Holmes, a mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully on January 12, 2025, at the age of 78 in Dallas, Texas. Born on October 25, 1946, in Duluth, Martha was a daughter of John and Ophelia Gilbert. 

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by · February 4, 2025 · Obituaries