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NEWS BRIEFS: Lilburn plans 3-month moratorium on building in Old Town

NEWS BRIEFS: Lilburn plans 3-month moratorium on building in Old Town

The City of Lilburn is moving to impose a three-month moratorium on the acceptance of applications for new buildings, additions and developments in residentially zoned parcels within the “downtown character” area, namely historic Old Town. 

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by · January 12, 2024 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: What can you tell us about this lighthouse?

MYSTERY PHOTO: What can you tell us about this lighthouse?

This Mystery Photo of today is obviously a lighthouse, which has certain telling characteristics.  Your job is to tell us the story of this lighthouse, and where it is located. Send your idea to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.

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by · January 12, 2024 · Mystery photos
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Donald Thompson 

Donald L. Thompson, 79, a husband, father, grandfather and a member of the Norcross community for over 60 years, passed away peacefully on Jan. 5, 2024. He was born on July 28, 1944, in Hialeah, Fla., to the late parents, Melinda and Floyd Thompson.

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by · January 12, 2024 · Obituaries
NEW for 1/9: On Mulberry, limiting Legislature; Rebuilding

NEW for 1/9: On Mulberry, limiting Legislature; Rebuilding

Click here to read the latest, full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett could get its 17th city in 2024: Mulberry
EEB PERSPECTIVE: We say again: limit the Legislature to meet once in two years 
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
ANOTHER VIEW: We must resist, reclaim and rebuild; and do it today
FEEDBACK: Likes respective counterpoints to Bernard
UPCOMING: County now has 13 glass recycling locations
NOTABLE: Library budget funding allows expanded resources and raise
OBITUARY: Billie Jean Sammons Ellis 
RECOMMENDED: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Twenty mile wide fall line is Georgia’s geological boundary 
MYSTERY PHOTO: See if you can pinpoint the location of this sturdy building
CALENDAR: Lionheart’s next production is comedy night on Jan. 13

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by · January 9, 2024 · Full issues, Uncategorized
BRACK: Limit the Legislature to meet once in two years 

BRACK: Limit the Legislature to meet once in two years 

By Elliott Brack | State legislators gathered Monday at the Capitol to start the 2024 session of the Georgia General Assembly. Meanwhile, all Georgians must keep their fingers crossed hoping the current session doesn’t legislate too much mischief.

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by · January 9, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
FOCUS: Gwinnett could get its 17th city in 2024: Mulberry

FOCUS: Gwinnett could get its 17th city in 2024: Mulberry

JAN. 9, 2024  |  Gwinnett could get its 17th city in 2024 if a proposed bill to come before the Georgia General Assembly is successful.  Under the proposal, the city would be named Mulberry, consisting of  land on both sides Interstate 85 in northeast Gwinnett, including the Hamilton Mill area.

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by · January 9, 2024 · Today's Focus
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ANOTHER VIEW: We must resist, reclaim and rebuild. And do it today

By Ashley Herndon  |  Possibly the most watched horrifying event in political history since the JFK assassination was the January 6 insurrection. It was evil incarnate, evil in action, and planned evil.

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by · January 9, 2024 · Another View
NEWS BRIEFS: County now has 13 glass recycling locations

NEWS BRIEFS: County now has 13 glass recycling locations

Gwinnett County and Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful, in partnership with Ripple Glass, have added 10 new glass recycling locations across the county. The County’s glass recycling program allows residents to drop off glass for safe and sustainable recycling.

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by · January 9, 2024 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: See if you can pinpoint the location of this sturdy building

MYSTERY PHOTO: See if you can pinpoint the location of this sturdy building

Say what you want, but doesn’t today’s Mystery Photo look sturdy?  This building’s not going anywhere. Can you figure out what its function is, and where it is located?  Send your answer to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.

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by · January 9, 2024 · Mystery photos
Ellis

Billie Jean Sammons Ellis 

Billie Jean Sammons Ellis, 89, of Duluth, , peacefully entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

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by · January 9, 2024 · Obituaries