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🌱 Crash On I-85 SB + Free Meal Service Ending For GCPS
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Good day, neighbors! Nicole Tess Kazora here with today's issue of the Duluth Daily.
First, today's weather:
Times of clouds and sun. High: 68 Low: 47.
Here are the top three stories in Duluth today:
- A crash involving a Department of Public Safety officer shut down several lanes of I-85 SB in Gwinnett, about 8 miles outside of Duluth, on Friday. The wreck, which involved an overturned tractor-trailer and the Dept. of Public Safety officer, happened around 2 p.m. in the southbound lanes of the interstate right before the Lawrenceville Suwanee Exit. "The preliminary investigation shows that the MCCD Officer impacted with a tractor-trailer in the fourth lane from the concrete median. The trailer overturned and caught fire," Georgia State Police said. The drivers had minor injuries. (WSB Atlanta)
- In a budget meeting earlier this week, Gwinnett County Public schools reported that the free meal service given through a federal waiver will end on Jun. 30. In the next school year, students will be once again charged for breakfast and lunch based on their eligibility. The district is looking at community eligibility provisions through USDA for certain schools. (11Alive.com WXIA)
- Duluth's local restaurants and food chains were recently given grades by the Georgia Department of Public Health and the Gwinnett, Newton & Rockdale Health Department. Letter grades were assigned as follows: A for totals of 100 to 90 points, B for 89 to 80, C for 79 to 70, and U for less than 70. See how your favorite restaurants measured up at the link. (Duluth Patch)
Today in Duluth:
- Eddie Owen Presents: Banks And Shane At Red Clay Music Foundry (8:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- See the photos of the formal ceremony for Dr. Jann L. Joseph who was invested as the third president of Georgia Gwinnett College. (Gwinnettdailypost.com)
- Check out the five top places to grab the best grilled cheese sandwiches in Gwinnett County at the link! (Gwinnettdailypost.com)
- The deadline to apply for the 2022-2023 cohort of the Gwinnett Youth Commission is Apr. 15 at 5 p.m. Eligible students can complete their application here. (The Atlanta Journal Constitution)
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— Nicole Tess Kazora
About me: Nicole is a freelance writer who graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. At her core, she loves painting acrylic portraits, listening to political and social commentary, and examining research in the social sciences.
