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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).
Gwinnett Forum | April 25, 2025
“It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.”
– Curmudgeon American Journalist H.L. Mencken (1880-1956).
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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