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9/27: New housing partnership, new book, more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Housing Corporation and Norcross Partner in New Venture
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New Book Sheds Light on Horrific Murders of Three Gwinnett Policemen
SPOTLIGHT: The law firm of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Our Own Energy Boom Allows United States To Pull Out of Middle East
UPCOMING: Tom Doran To Become Gwinnett County Police Chief on November 15
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Stripers Attendance Grows by 8%, Best Growth since 2011
RECOMMENDED: The Sublime Engine; A Biography of the Human Heart by Dr. Thomas Amidon and Stephen Amidon
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Three Entities Are Early Sponsors of Trustee Garden in Savannah
MYSTERY PHOTO: Oversized Rocker in a Field Is Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Author Daniela Petrova on Friday, Sept. 27 visits Liberty Books, in Lawrenceville
BRACK: New book sheds light on horrific murders of 3 Gwinnett policemen
By Elliott Brack | It is one of the darkest moments in Gwinnett history. Three Gwinnett County policemen were gunned down with their own weapons and left handcuffed together and found the morning of April 17, 1964, just off Beaver Ruin Road. As a result, Gwinnett got the reputation as an unsafe, lawless and backward county.
Gwinnett Forum | Dec. 20, 2024
“….if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.”
— Canadian Author Robertson Davies (1913-1995).
Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
- Move statewide non-partisan judge and school board elections to the General Election.
- Adoption of the 2023 Transit Plan for Gwinnett.
- 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.
- 21st century salary for the Gwinnett County Commission members.
- Remove chewing gum on sidewalks at entrances of post offices and other governmental buildings.
- Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
- Condos instead of apartments for Gwinnett.
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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