By Kasie Bolling | A spire is on the rise in Georgia – one that holds deep personal meaning for the family behind one of the South’s most popular destinations, Lake Lanier Islands resort. Under their company – Islands Management, The Williams Family purchased the lease rights to the lakeside resort from the State of Georgia in 2005.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Large, invasive snail found at Lake Lanier
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Bulk of Americans can see through Trump’s lies
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
ANOTHER VIEW: Makes decision on who he is supporting for president
FEEDBACK: U.S. mail caused major delays on absentee ballots
UPCOMING: Dog park in Lawrenceville to open in August
RECOMMENDED: The Accursed by Joyce Carol Oates
GEORGIA TIDBIT: “Venerable Dr. Dagg” was early Baptist leader
MYSTERY PHOTO: Not only where’s today’s mystery, but also what
LAGNIAPPE: DAR chapter holds Flag Day celebration
CALENDAR: See a Clydesdale horse on Friday in downtown Norcross
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia Piedmont Land Trust marks 25th birthday
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Remembering 1981 Lake Lanier’s “Parsons Pyramid”
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
ANOTHER VIEW: Ninth Great Gwinnett Wetlands event coming on May 6
FEEDBACK: Mountain Park question before Planning Commission
UPCOMING: Summit on AgTech innovation coming May 4 at GGC
NOTABLE: Chattahoochee Handweavers presents juried show May 6
RECOMMENDED: America’s Founding Fathers, by Professor Allen C. Guelzo
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Land purchased by Henry Ford led to City of Richmond Hill
MYSTERY PHOTO: Golden dome of classic design in today’s mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Local Children of Revolution chapter is tops in nation
CALENDAR: The Mitsubishi Electric Golf Classic returns to Duluth this week
Where’s this piece of modern art? At least it’s highlighted in a bright, open setting, not hidden in some dark corner. Send your best answer to elliott@brack.net, and be sure to include your hometown.
The most recent mystery photo baffled a lot of people, with lots of wild guesses, one person even thinking it was a specific lake in the Adirondacks.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Two nonprofits partner to house unaccompanied minors
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Hold on Corps of Engineers: keep Sidney Lanier’s name for lake
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
ANOTHER VIEW: In mid 1950s, DeKalb-Gwinnett county line was confusing
FEEDBACK: Another reason for Gwinnett’s growth: Alton Crews
UPCOMING: Two Gwinnettians chosen for Washington Youth Tour
NOTABLE: New SPLOST funds coming for roadways
RECOMMENDED: Jazz by Toni Morrison
GEORGIA TIDBIT: State’s largest industrial complex is at Warner Robins
MYSTERY PHOTO: Facing busts are today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Peaceful scene behind Collins Hills Public Library
CALENDAR:” Reading is FUNdamental” at Duluth Library on March 25
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TODAY’S FOCUS: DePriest Waddy new CEO of NE Community Foundation
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Prediction: exact date Gwinnett will have 1,000,000 residents
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: Lacking Social Security number, many cannot access Internet
UPCOMING: Commission approves reorganization of Juvenile Court system
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC participating in 68-megawatt solar project
RECOMMENDED: All That We Hold Dear by Kathryn Lynn Davis
GEORGIA TIDBIT: William Walsh writes of many well known authors
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out this most distinctive photograph
LAGNIAPPE: Jackson EMC crew is top team in Georgia Lineman’s Rodeo
CALENDAR: Chabad Center groundbreaking will be May 25 in Peachtree Corners
“We are born charming, fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.”
– Etiquette Authority Judith Martin (1938 – ), also known as Miss Manners.
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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