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NEW for 10/1: Helene’s devastation; Possibilities; Houston’s food

NEW for 10/1: Helene’s devastation; Possibilities; Houston’s food

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS:  Horrifics from Helene devastating for a long time 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Like Hugo, hopefully some good will come out of Helene  
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
ANOTHER VIEW: Remembering good food in Houston, Texas
FEEDBACK: We have trashed the Earth that God gave us
UPCOMING: GBC grants $400,000 in scholarships to GGC
NOTABLE: Athens artist is winner of $50,000 Hudgens Prize
RECOMMENDED: The Fourth Turning by Neil Howe and William Strauss
OBITUARY: James Scott Vandiver
GEORGIA TIDBIT: The legacy of the Georgia Bottlers of Coca Cola
MYSTERY PHOTO: Older Sanctuary is today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Southeastern Railway Museum photo exhibit opens Friday 

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by · October 1, 2024 · Full issues
Hurricane Hugo in 1989 as it approached South Carolina.  Photo via NOAA.

BRACK: Like Hugo, hopefully some good will come out of Helene

By Elliott Brack  |  Hurricane Hugo came ashore at Sullivan’s Island near Charleston, S.C. on Sept. 22, 1989, one of the most destructive hurricanes to hit the Atlantic Coast. 

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by · October 1, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
Flooding near Asheville, N.C.

FOCUS: Horrifics from Helene devastating for a long time 

By Susan McBrayer  |  Ann Royster, who lives here, has a way of turning lemons into lemonade. So when Hurricane Helene hit Shelby Friday, wiping out power and uprooting tall trees, Ann got out her camping gear, cranked up the old camping stove and invited her neighbors over for a makeshift dinner.

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by · October 1, 2024 · Today's Focus
ANOTHER VIEW: Remembering good food in Houston, Texas

ANOTHER VIEW: Remembering good food in Houston, Texas

By David Simmons  |  Back in 2015, I was visiting my friend Dave in Galveston, Tex., and for some reason we drove up to Houston and around lunch time I saw this  sign (Frenchy’s ) and yelled “Stop! Pull in there!”

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by · October 1, 2024 · Another View
NEWS BRIEFS: GBC grants $400,000 in scholarships to GGC

NEWS BRIEFS: GBC grants $400,000 in scholarships to GGC

Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) has received a $400,000 gift from Georgia Banking Company to provide scholarships to students studying exercise science and wellness.

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by · October 1, 2024 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Older sanctuary

MYSTERY PHOTO: Older sanctuary

See if you can identify this older church, today’s Mystery Photo. Send your ideas to ebrack2@gmail.com and include your hometown.

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by · October 1, 2024 · Mystery photos
James Scott Vandiver

James Scott Vandiver

James Scott Vandiver, 67, of Lawrenceville, passed away on September 26, 2024. A Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 5, 2024, in the Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home in Lawrenceville.

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by · October 1, 2024 · Obituaries
NEW for 9/27: On Hudgens Prize; A deep question; Medicaid expansion

NEW for 9/27: On Hudgens Prize; A deep question; Medicaid expansion

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS:  Hudgens Prize for the Arts to be announced Saturday
EEB PERSPECTIVE:  Why did God put mankind on this Earth?
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
ANOTHER VIEW: Full Medicaid expansion needed in red states
FEEDBACK: We need no militia; we now have the National Guard
UPCOMING: German joint manufacturer expands in Gwinnett
NOTABLE: GGC move to No. 3 as most ethnically diverse
RECOMMENDED: Lady Tan’s Circle of Women, by Lisa See
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Greenspace Program codified distinctive concept
MYSTERY PHOTO: Remembering history may help to spot mystery
CALENDAR: Lilburn plans Hispanic Heritage celebration on Saturday

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by · September 27, 2024 · Full issues
BRACK: Why did God put mankind on this Earth?

BRACK: Why did God put mankind on this Earth?

By Elliott Brack  |  For what purpose did God put man on Earth? We’re no theologian, or even a deep thinker, but we think we know the answer to this question.

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by · September 27, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
Clockwise, the Hudgens Art Prize finalists are, from top left, Krista Clark, Victoria Dugger, Sergio Suarez and Joni Mabe.

FOCUS: Hudgens Prize for the Arts to be announced Saturday

By Cricket Elliott  |  The winner of the prestigious Hudgens Prize for the Arts will be announced on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hudgens Center for Art and Learning. 

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by · September 27, 2024 · Today's Focus