By Elliott Brack | The Mountain Park community was among Gwinnett’s early residential growth areas, being relatively closer to Atlanta. That area is also one of Gwinnett’s oldest communities, known earlier unofficially as “Trickum.” The intersection of Rockbridge Road with Five Forks-Trickum Road developed early into a commercial community.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Local Author Compiles History of Mountain Park-Trickum Community
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett May Total More than 500,000 Registered Voters for Primary
ANOTHER VIEW: Comprehensive Single Payer Insurance Is the Right Answer
SPOTLIGHT: Walton EMC
McLEMORE’S WORLD: Runneth Over
UPCOMING: County Seeks 45 Acres of Parkland through Eminent Domain
NOTABLE: Snellville Police, CVS Pharmacy Partner for Safer Medication Disposal
RECOMMENDED: The Star Side of Bird Hill by Naomi Jackson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Harry Crews’ Stories Are Rooted in the Southern Gothic Tradition
MYSTERY PHOTO: A More Leisurely Photo Requires Your Identification Today
CALENDAR: Rotary Plans Career Night at Norcross High on April 12
“If it weren’t for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television, we’d still be eating frozen radio dinners.”
– Nighttime TV Host Johnny Carson(1925 – 2005).
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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