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🌱 Gwinnett Government Changes On Pause + Food Drive

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Happy Thursday, Duluth! Let's get this day started. Here's everything you need to know today in town.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 73 Low: 34.

Here are the top stories in Duluth today:

  1. Suwanee is looking for artists for its seventh annual installment of the city's SculpTour. Artists may submit up to three original sculptures for consideration. Every selected artist will receive a stipend of up to $1,750 per sculpture and will be eligible to win other cash awards. (Gwinnettdailypost.co)
  2. The Gwinnett medical examiner has put out a statement to explain why she didn't call authorities over the concerns about some missing narcotics. She claims that the missing drugs were just rumors with no hard evidence. For that reason, she did not report it to local authorities. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
  3. Local police are treating the death that was reported on Tuesday night at a Snellville gas station as a homicide case. No other information has been released, including the identity of the person and the cause of death. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
  4. Suwannee and Duluth police departments have been participating in a food drive contest. Even though our precinct lost, the two departments have already collected over 7,000 food items that were donated by their residents. Our police department collected items for the Hands of Christ Duluth Co-Op Ministry and the Suwanee Police Department collected for the North Gwinnett Co-Op Ministry. (CBS46 News Atlanta)
  5. GOP legislator, Sen. Clint Dixon, has dropped his surprise bills to change Gwinnett government until the next session. Earlier this month, he proposed several changes to our local government including depoliticizing our school board. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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Today in Duluth:

  • Mayor's Address - City of Johns Creek (7:00 AM)
  • Cooking and Crafts Club - City of Johns Creek (4:30 PM)
  • Theater Performance: "Check Please" and Governing Alice Performance (6:30 PM)

Duluth Patch Notebook

  • Gwinnett County Public Schools: "It's American Education Week (AEW)! We salute GCPS employees for all that they do to ensure our students reach their potential, and we thank our partners at home and in the community for their support. (Facebook)
  • Gwinnett County Public Library: "Learn the skills you need to succeed at your next job interview! Join GCPL and career coach Stephanie Spencer for this skill-building workshop. (Instagram)
  • Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office: the Thanksgiving Drive-Thru event is quickly approaching! Make sure you watch the video in which Master Deputy Wilson provides more details about this wonderful community event. We look forward to seeing you at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds. (Facebook)
  • Gwinnett County Public Schools: Reminder... The Gwinnett County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m., on Thursday, November 18, at the Instructional Support Center, located at 437 Old Peachtree Road, NW, in Suwanee. (Facebook)
  • Gwinnett County Public Library: Open Access is a GCPL service that allows customers to have access to the library outside of normal operating hours. Customers must have a library card and be 18 years of age or older. (Instagram)

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— Lyndsay Kendall Oxley (she/her)

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