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🌱 Patch AM: See which Dacula teachers just earned top honors this year
And check out Howl-O-Weenie: Dachshund Festival on the Dacula Patch calendar
Hi there, Dacula! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- See which Dacula teachers just earned top honors this year
- Why Buford's upcoming clashes with Dacula could reshape softball rankings
Also on today's calendar: Howl-O-Weenie: Dachshund Festival and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 69.
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Meet the Gwinnett County teachers of the year for 2028 (thegeorgiasun.com) — Dacula families can celebrate three local educators named their schools' Teachers of the Year: Hannah Williams at Dacula Elementary, Carol Bowe at Dacula High, and Chenita Mumpfield at Dacula Middle. They'll join more than 150 Gwinnett honorees in the countywide competition, with semifinalists chosen this fall and the overall 2028 Teacher of the Year announced at a January 2027 banquet. 
• High School Coverage: 'The Road to Columbus' Continues with Week 6… 'You Lose Them the Way You Win Them' (Sept. 17, 2026) (linedrivemedia.com) — Georgia high school softball is heating up as Buford's powerhouse program, fresh off a long win streak, looks ahead to two key games against Dacula later this month. The statewide roundup tracks which teams are emerging as true contenders for the Road to Columbus, spotlighting big upsets, dominant records, and tough late-season schedules.
📸 Around Dacula
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dacula
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★ Featured events ★
- Howl-O-Weenie: Dachshund Festival →
Brook Run Park, 4770 N Peachtree Rd, Dunwoody
11:00 am
Saturday September 26
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Other local events
- V Football vs. Northgate (Newnan)
Dacula Falcons Stadium, 123 Broad St, Dacula
7:30 pm - One Day Women's Empowerment & Business Retreat and Summit →
St Ives Golf and Country Club, 1 St Ives Country Club Dr, Johns Creek
9:30 am - EquiSol Race Series (A Park for All Seasons) - Fall Equinox 5k →
Dacula GA - 9th/JV Volleyball @ Peachtree Ridge
Peachtree Ridge High School, 1555 Old Peachtree Rd NW, Suwanee
5:00 pm - V Volleyball @ Mill Creek
Mill Creek High School, 4400 Braselton Hwy, Hoschton
5:00 pm - V Softball @ Collins Hill
Collins Hill High School, 50 Taylor Rd, Suwanee
6:00 pm - JV/V Softball vs. Eastside
Dacula High Softball Complex, 45 Hebron Church Rd, Dacula
4:00 pm - 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 - Howl-O-Weenie: Dachshund Festival →
Brook Run Park, 4770 N Peachtree Rd, Dunwoody - Africa Sunday at McKendree UMC →
McKendree United Methodist Church, 1570 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd, Lawrenceville
11:00 am
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
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Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
Thursday September 24
Saturday September 26
Sunday September 27
📣 Dacula Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Found on New Hope road.
Being cared for until he can be scanned for chip. Yes I know I need to find the owners. This is step one. No hater comments. Just was recently found… (Nextdoor Hood Rd-Hurricane Shoals) - Hi Everyone!
Looking for a home tutor for my 5th grader. Math & LA or one or the other is fine! TIA!!! (Nextdoor Daniel Park)
- Publix Super Markets posted a job opening for Cafeteria Cook - Dacula in Dacula. Apply here.
- Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Dacula. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dacula here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lawrenceville
- Man learns his fate after pleading guilty in 2023 case where 2 teens died of fentanyl overdoses (11alive.com)
- Three-Run 10th Inning Gets Indians to First-Place Tie (mlb.com)
- Richard Alan Owens, 75 (3bmedianews.com)
Grayson
- 2026 High School Football Games of the Week: Sep. 18-19 (on3.com)
- Loganville, GA: Soccer Player Isabella 'Izzy' Sause Dies at 19 After Cancer Battle (theunionstar.com)
Gwinnett County
- Gwinnett County's newest city considers creating its own police department (wgauradio.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: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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