🌱 Gwinnett County Budget Meetings + Stolen Puppy + Poll Worker Events

Hello again, friends! It's me, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Loganville-Grayson Daily. Let's get this Monday started off right, with a quick review of the most important things going on around town.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 89 Low: 71.

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Here are the top five stories in Loganville-Grayson today:

1. The Citizens Review Team, which consists of five Gwinnett County residents, will begin hearing budget presentations from Gwinnett County government department heads today, Aug. 29. The review team will help County Commission Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson decide what to put in the county's 2023 budget. (Gwinnett Daily Post)
2. A family in Lawrenceville, just ten minutes outside of Grayson, wants their eight-week-old Patterdale Terrier puppy back. On Aug. 13, security camera video shows a man and a woman stealing the puppy from the Gwinnett County family's driveway. As of Sunday evening, police still are investigating. (WSB Atlanta)
3. Gwinnett County election officials are looking for poll workers for the upcoming general election. To find candidates for the job, the county will host six poll worker hiring events at Gwinnett library branches. View the link to see the date and times for the events. (Gwinnett Daily Post)
4. Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful (GC&B) is inviting residents to become a part of their Adopt-A-Stream Program and the Yellow River Trash Bash. Participants will be responsible for chemical and bacterial monitoring of one local stream. GC&B provides all the tools and teaches participants what to do at workshops. View the link for more information and to register. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
5. Have you ever wanted to live in a castle? Check out a 3,618 square foot, four bedroom, five bathroom unique castle-like home on Chance Lane in Grayson! View the link to see the latest homes for sale in the Loganville-Grayson area. (Loganville-Grayson Patch)

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Today in Loganville-Grayson:

• Spill Lit: A YA Podcast At Virtual GCPL (All Day)
• Science Library: Anatomy At Virtual GCPL (All Day)
• Paint, Sip & Eat At Red Crawfish Seafood & Wings, Loganville (6:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Gwinnett County extended the deadline for nonprofits to apply for COVID-19 recovery funds! View the link for more information. (Gwinnett Daily Post)
• The Loganville football team won 33 to 7 against Discovery at Red Devil Field on Friday, Aug. 26! View the link for details. (Gwinnett Daily Post)
• The Gwinnett County Public Library has amazing free Adult Programs for the community to enjoy, from bestselling and award-winning authors to multicultural events! Click here to learn more. (Instagram)

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That's it for today. I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow with your next update!

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.