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NEW for 9/27: On Hudgens Prize; A deep question; Medicaid expansion
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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
NEW for 4/9: Suwanee Arts Festival, dysfunctional postal service, Hudgens Prize finalists
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Suwanee hosts annual Arts Festival this weekend
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Your delayed mail may be stuck in a truck in Palmetto
SPOTLIGHT: Sugarloaf Community Improvement District
ANOTHER VIEW: Four finalists chosen for $50,000 Hudgens Prize
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Most property owners to see hike in assessment
NOTABLE: Peachtree Corners now has its own doggie park
RECOMMENDED: Oath And Honor: A Memoir and a Warning by Liz Cheney
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Grants to focus on underwater archaeology programs
MYSTERY PHOTO: Few clues to go on for this Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Campbell to speak at Men’s Civic Breakfast on Saturday
FOCUS: Hudgens Center accepting entries for $50,000 art prize
DULUTH, Ga. | Entries are now being accepted for the $50,000 Hudgens Prize and solo exhibit for a Georgia artist. The seventh Hudgens Prize is one of the largest awards in the nation given to an individual artist. The purpose of the competition is to elevate and promote the arts throughout Georgia, while providing a transformational opportunity for the winning artist. The prize is sponsored by the Jacqueline Casey Hudgens Center for Art and Learning.
NEW for 10/11: Hudgens Prize winner; Blood and guts journalism; more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Sculptor Olu Amoda wins $50,000 Hudgens art prize
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Now the newspaper, too, resorting to blood-and-guts journalism
ANOTHER VIEW: Volunteering for Naval assignments turned out OK
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful
FEEDBACK: She’s no fan of any spider, and especially of Joros
UPCOMING: Classes in Lilburn offer job training in construction skills
NOTABLE: Classes in Lilburn offers job training in construction skills
RECOMMENDED: How We Win the Civil War by Steve Philips
GEORGIA TIDBIT: It’s apple time in the Georgia mountains near Ellijay
MYSTERY PHOTO: Flying horse sculpture provides mystery for this edition
LAGNIAPPE: New officers take office for Snellville Historical Society
CALENDAR: Picnic with the police on the Braselton Town Green on October 13 from 5-8 p.m.
FOCUS: Sculptor Olu Amoda wins $50,000 Hudgens art prize
By Stephanie Lloyd | Sculptor Olu Amoda of Smyrna has been named the 2022 Hudgens Prize recipient, with a cash award of $50,000 and a solo exhibition at the Jacqueline Casey Hudgens Center for Art and Learning in 2023. Born in Warri, Nigeria, Amoda earned a Masters of Fine Arts from Georgia Southern University in 2009, and has since made Georgia his home.
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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