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Amitria Fanae plays the lead role in the coming production of The Color Purple. Photo provided.

FOCUS: Aurora’s 29th season begins with The Color Purple

By Tony Sandrew  |  Lawrenceville Arts Center, home of Aurora Theatre, launches its 29th season by presenting The Color Purple. This poignant and uplifting musical runs August 15 to September 15 in the Clyde and Sandra Strickland Grand Stage. 

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by · July 19, 2024 · Today's Focus
NEWS BRIEFS: County holds taxes to be same as 2023 rate

NEWS BRIEFS: County holds taxes to be same as 2023 rate

Gwinnett Commissioners this week adopted the 2024 millage rate at 6.95 mills for the general fund, which is no change from the 2023 rate. 

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by · July 19, 2024 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Flags may be a clue

MYSTERY PHOTO: Flags may be a clue

Today’s Mystery Photo could be an official site because of the many flags. Try to figure out where this is, and send your idea to ebrack2@gmail.com.  And tell us your hometown.  

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by · July 19, 2024 · Mystery photos
NEW for 7/16: New GGC coach; Election nears; Stock market

NEW for 7/16: New GGC coach; Election nears; Stock market

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Atlanta native is new GGC women’s basketball coach
EEB PERSPECTIVE:  2024 election is now only 112 days away
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
ANOTHER VIEW: Here’s a review of the stock market for first half of 2024   
FEEDBACK: Public housing, a real solution and Stewart Cink
UPCOMING: Japanese coating machine maker to locate in Norcross
NOTABLE: Students participate in Project SEED at GGC
RECOMMENDED: This Fierce People by Alan Pell Crawford
GEORGIA TIDBIT: William McIntosh was controversial Lower Creek chief
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you identify this well-known lighthouse?
CALENDAR:  Posten speaks July 18 at Dacula Library

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by · July 16, 2024 · Full issues
BRACK: 2024 election is now only 112 days away

BRACK: 2024 election is now only 112 days away

By Elliott Brack  |  In 112 days from today, our country will host another election. While the presidential race is the key element this year, there are plenty of other offices to be filled locally in 2024.  

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FOCUS: Atlanta native is new GGC women’s basketball coach

By Dale Long  |  The inaugural head coach of the Georgia Gwinnett College women’s basketball program will be Tory Wooley, head coach at Point University in West Point, Ga., his alma mater.  The women’s program is set to tipoff during the 2025-26 athletic season.

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by · July 16, 2024 · Today's Focus
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ANOTHER VIEW: Here’s a review of the stock market for first half of 2024 

By Randy Brunson | For the first half of 2024, the S&P 500 was up 14.5 percent, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 3.8 percent, and the NASDAQ Composite was up 18.1 percent. And this after a very solid 2023.

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by · July 16, 2024 · Another View
NEWS BRIEFS: Japanese coating machine maker to locate in Norcross

NEWS BRIEFS: Japanese coating machine maker to locate in Norcross

Hirano Tecseed Co., Ltd., a Japanese manufacturer of coating machines, will open its first U.S. office in Norcross. The company chose Gwinnett and the metro Atlanta region for its global access, diverse workforce, and strong economic climate to support growth.

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by · July 16, 2024 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you identify this well-known lighthouse?

MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you identify this well-known lighthouse?

Regular readers know GwinnettForum is a sucker for lighthouses, usually elegant structures known for their distinctive design and colors. Many readers may have seen this lighthouse.  But can you remember where it is? Send your idea to ebrack2@gmail.com and include your hometown.

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by · July 16, 2024 · Mystery photos
NEW for 7/12: On GGC coach and public housing

NEW for 7/12: On GGC coach and public housing

Click here to read the latest full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS:  GGC selects its first college basketball coach
EEB PERSPECTIVE:  Singapore produces innovations in public housing
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Our country needs people, not God, to save the USA
UPCOMING: Clan Ewing speaker coming to Historical Society on July 15
NOTABLE: Snellville tax office to have short term closing
RECOMMENDED: The Demon of Unrest, by Erick Larson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: George Barnard photographed Civil War in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where is this different structure located?
LAGNIAPPE: Mitsubishi Classic raised $876,309 for charities
CALENDAR: College Fair at Five Forks Branch Library on July 15

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by · July 12, 2024 · Full issues