🌱 Patch AM: Dacula man used COVID relief cash to build a new house

What's up Dacula! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Dacula man used COVID relief cash to build a new house
• COVID relief fraud tied to a new home in Dacula
• How a Dacula home figured into a $170,000 COVID loan fraud

Also on today's calendar: Africa Sunday at McKendree UMC and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A stray t-storm; not as warm, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and less humid, temps: high: 73, low: 58.
• Friday: Partly sunny; low humidity, with a high of 76 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Personal piggy bank? Former trucking company owner sentenced (landline.media) — A Dacula resident has been sentenced to six months of home confinement and two years of supervised release for fraudulently obtaining more than $170,000 in COVID-19 relief loans, then using the money to buy land and build a home in Dacula. Federal prosecutors say the trucking company he cited had shut down before the pandemic, and he must now repay the remaining funds.
   

• CVSA, PrePass to bypass driverless rigs? (overdriveonline.com) — A national trucking roundup again highlights that a former trucking company owner used COVID-19 relief funds to buy land and build a house in Dacula, leading to a six‑month home confinement sentence and repayment orders. The story also details a new autonomous truck inspection bypass system and a veteran trucker receiving a Freightliner to launch his own business.
   

• Old Dominion announces rate increase (ccjdigital.com) — One trucking news brief notes that a man who bought land and built a home in Dacula with COVID-19 relief funds has been sentenced to six months of home confinement and ordered to repay the money. The wider piece also covers Old Dominion's upcoming freight rate increase, an autonomous trucking inspection partnership, and a veteran trucker receiving a new Freightliner.
   

📸 Around Dacula

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dacula

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 27
• Africa Sunday at McKendree UMC →
  McKendree United Methodist Church, 1570 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd, Lawrenceville
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 24
• V Volleyball @ Buford HS
  Buford High School, 2455 Buford Hwy NE, Buford
  5:00 pm
• JV Football @ Seckinger
  Seckinger High School, 3655 Sardis Church Rd, Buford
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Howl-O-Weenie: Dachshund Festival →
  Brook Run Park, 4770 N Peachtree Rd, Dunwoody
Tuesday September 29
• V Volleyball vs. Collins Hill
  Dacula High School, 123 Broad St, Dacula
  5:00 pm
• V Softball vs. Mill Creek
  Dacula High Softball Complex, 45 Hebron Church Rd, Dacula
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• JV Football @ Meadowcreek
  Meadowcreek High School, 4455 Steve Reynolds Blvd, Norcross
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• V Softball vs. Buford
  Dacula High Softball Complex, 45 Hebron Church Rd, Dacula
  6:00 pm
Friday October 2
• V Football vs. Discovery
  Dacula High School, 123 Broad St, Dacula
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 23
• Yoga in the Park →
  Sweet Water Park, 800 Bethesda School Rd, Lawrenceville
  6:00 pm
• Wednesday Karaoke at Neighbors Bar →
  Neighbors Bar, Braselton
  7:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Aurora Theatre presents Lawrenceville Ghost Tours →
  The Lawrenceville Arts Center, 128 East Pike Street, Lawrenceville
• Hands-On Winemaking Experience (LAWRENCEVILLE) →
  The Winemaking Studio, 470, Lawrenceville

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• If anyone is missing two small puppies one white and one white with black spots in the neighborhood they came up in my driveway and still here ( at 2642 Sam Calvin ).
  With the temperatures as hot as it is, if there is anybody that these two belong to please feel free to message me (Nextdoor Brookton Place)
• Looking for someone to install a gas hot water heater.
  We replaced it 3 years ago but it is leaking. The heater is under warranty and I am supposed to pickup the replacement as soon as it is ready today. (Nextdoor Pine Rd/Braselton)

• Wendy's posted a job opening for Breakfast Team Member in Dacula. Apply here.
• Auto Plus Pep Boys posted a job opening for Automotive Customer Service Advisor in Dacula. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dacula here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lawrenceville

• 1021 Bullpen Blfs, Lawrenceville, GA 30043 (zillow.com)
• 3 Georgia residents charged with voting as noncitizens (fox5atlanta.com)
• Man killed, woman injured after exiting vehicle following I-20 crash… (1819news.com)

Grayson

• Gwinnett police ask for public's help locating missing 23-year-old (wsbtv.com)

Ok Dacula! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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