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NEW for 10/31: Braselton foundation; Blue Ridge Parkway
Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Braselton organizes foundation to support its police force
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The best part of the Blue Ridge Parkway is close by
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Universal Military Service would bind our nation together
UPCOMING: Hudgens Center to feature painting of Artist Ann Odum
NOTABLE: Lawrenceville wins regional excellence award from ARC
RECOMMENDED: The Bhagavad Gita, translated by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Seven steps to Xeriscape gardening
MYSTERY PHOTO: Classic lines form today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Anne Labaire is Norcross Gallery artist of the month
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Coalition plans event for Nov. 1
BRACK: The best part of the Blue Ridge Parkway is close by
By Elliott Brack | Relatively near to Gwinnett is the nation’s longest national drive—the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP). For the last few days, we’ve driven on segments of this 469 mile parkway, enjoying the fantastic scenery and views, and seeing the fall change in color. The parkway is not just a road, for it abounds in scenic beauty.
FOCUS: Braselton organizes foundation to support its police force
By Ed Walls | The Braselton Police Foundation has been organized to fund equipment and financial support to the Braselton Police Department (BPD) to individual officers in need. The Foundation is additionally working with BPD so they can expand their activity to institute an array of public safety initiatives.
NEW for 10/27: Thankful to Carter; Military training; Mammograms
Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Thankful to Jimmy Carter and for growing up on JC Boulevard
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Universal military training would be good for our country
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Community Improvement District
ANOTHER VIEW: Get your mammogram every year. Make it a priority
FEEDBACK: Questions validity of re-zoning ex-Olympic Tennis Center
UPCOMING: Third annual Suwanee Classic Car show to benefit arts
NOTABLE: Gwinnett music school students perform at Carnegie Hall
RECOMMENDED: The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Archaeology can tell us about lives of our ancestors
MYSTERY PHOTO: See if this unusual angle helps you identify this photo
LAGNIAPPE: Two Revolutionary War patriots marked at ceremony here
CALENDAR: Drug Take Back will be held October 28 in Snellville
ANOTHER VIEW: Get your mammogram every year. Make it a priority
By Barbara Myers | A teacher, a pharmacist, a public health advocate and a diabetes care and education specialist, Mandy Reece, a doctor of pharmacy is adding one more title to her resume. Recently diagnosed with breast cancer, Reece has become even more adamant about advocating for yearly mammograms for adult women.
Gwinnett Forum | Jan. 14, 2025
“I have learned that our greatest blessings come when we are able to improve the lives of others.”
– The only president from Georgia, No. 39, Jimmy Carter (1924-2024), via John Titus, Peachtree Corners.
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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.
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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