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🌱 Patch AM: How a 2022 stabbing helped convict a Dacula woman for murder
Be sure to catch Dacula Falcons vs North Hall Trojans on the Dacula Patch calendar
Hello Dacula! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a 2022 stabbing helped convict a Dacula woman for murder
Also on today's calendar: Good Grief! Women in Transition: Embracing the Next Chapter Brunch Series and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 85, low: 69.
- Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Gwinnett woman, 52, gets life sentence in cold case drug deal stabbing murder (ocgnews.com) — A Dacula woman has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after a Gwinnett County jury found her guilty in a 2019 Lawrenceville stabbing death that investigators pursued as a cold case. Local readers may recognize that this conviction stems from evidence uncovered after a separate 2022 stabbing in Lawrenceville, tying a Dacula resident to both violent incidents. 
📸 Around Dacula
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dacula
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★ Featured events ★
- Dacula Falcons vs North Hall Trojans →
Dacula High School, 123 Broad St, Dacula
4:00 pm
Monday August 31
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Other local events
- Good Grief! Women in Transition: Embracing the Next Chapter Brunch Series →
Perry Street Chophouse, 121 S Perry St, Lawrenceville
12:30 pm - JV/V Softball vs. North Hall
Dacula High School Dacula High Softball Complex, 45 Hebron Church Rd, Dacula, GA 3
4:00 pm - 9th/JV Volleyball @ North Gwinnett
Dacula High School North Gwinnett High School, 20 Level Creek Rd, Suwanee, GA 3002
5:00 pm - JV/V Softball @ Seckinger
Dacula High School Seckinger High School, 3655 Sardis Church Rd, Buford, GA 30519\
4:00 pm - V Volleyball @ Central Gwinnett
Dacula High School Central Gwinnett High School, 564 W Crogan St, Lawrenceville, G
5:00 pm - 9th Volleyball @ Cherokee Bluff
Dacula High School Cherokee Bluff High School, 6603 Spout Springs Rd, Flowery Branc
5:00 pm - JV/V Softball vs. Collins Hill
Dacula High School Dacula High Softball Complex, 45 Hebron Church Rd, Dacula, GA 3
4:00 pm - Dacula Falcons vs Collins Hill Eagles →
Dacula High School, 123 Broad St, Dacula
4:00 pm
Sunday August 30
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
📣 Dacula Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Open House & Fort Tours
Fort Yargo State Park 210 South Broad Street Winder, GA 306
9:00 am - Support Captain Josh Morris: Battle of the Badges & Grill Raffle →
Lawrenceville, GA Calendar, 435 W Pike St, Lawrenceville
11:00 am - Volleyball - AT Grace Snell
Couch Middle School Grayson, GA 30017
6:00 pm - Charlotte Knights at Gwinnett Stripers →
Gwinnett Stripers, 2500 Buford Dr, Lawrenceville
2:35 pm
Saturday August 29
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Starling says she is ready for some Georgia football!
Put me in coach! She is an awesome loving dog around 24 pounds and 9 months. So basically almost full-size. She's great in the car and even better on… (Nextdoor Union Grove) - The Tegus are coming!
Actually, they are here already. Omniverous lizards that can get up to 4ft long. These are Argentine Black and White Tegus. They seem to be moving… (Nextdoor Belfaire)
- Walgreen Company posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Dacula. Apply here.
- Alex Quilis - State Farm Agent posted a job opening for Office Manager - State Farm Agent Team Member in Dacula. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dacula here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lawrenceville
- New in Lawrenceville: 3 Dollar Cafe Replacing Wild Wing Cafe (businessdebut.com)
- CDL Truck Driving Job near Lawrenceville, GA (thetrucker.com)
- Hibachi Grill And Supreme Buffet in Lawrenceville receives a 59% on their recent health inspection (thegeorgiagazette.com)
Gwinnett County
- Gwinnett County district attorney challenging new election law (atlantanewsfirst.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: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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