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Also, don't miss Howl-O-Weenie: Dachshund Festival on the Loganville Patch calendar

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Coffee in hand, Loganville? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How could new U.S. 78 medians and signals change your Loganville drive?
  • Loganville community gathers Friday to remember Izzy Sause's bright life
  • What's at stake when Buford visits Grayson in Loganville Friday?

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!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 96 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, temps: high: 90, low: 68.
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Loganville council approves DOT partnership for road safety (monroelocal.org) — Loganville's city council has voted 5-1 to partner with the Georgia DOT on long-discussed safety improvements along the busy U.S. 78 corridor between Logan Drive and C.S. Floyd Road. Ideas include a raised median, new left‑turn lanes, and a traffic light at the Publix shopping center, though some officials worry about impacts on emergency response and traffic flow.
   

• Beloved Georgia college soccer player dies at 19, team says (wtoc.com) — Loganville is mourning 19-year-old Georgia College soccer player Isabella "Izzy" Sause, remembered by her team as a "beaming light" after her death from a rare melanoma. Friends and neighbors can pay their respects at a memorial service Friday at 5 p.m. at Graystone Church on Ozora Road in Loganville, where her life and impact will be honored.
   

• 2026 High School Football Games of the Week: Sep. 18-19 (on3.com) — One of this weekend's top national high school football matchups will unfold at Grayson Ram Stadium in Loganville, where No. 3 Buford visits Grayson on Friday night. The preview highlights key players, offers a score prediction, and rounds up other major games nationwide for fans tracking big-time prep football storylines.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Grayson

  • Meet the Gwinnett County teachers of the year for 2028 (thegeorgiasun.com)
  • Loganville, GA: Soccer Player Isabella 'Izzy' Sause Dies at 19 After Cancer Battle (theunionstar.com)

Snellville

  • Teen charged as adult in ATM rape; police say he held woman at gunpoint for an hour (wsbtv.com)
  • Louisiana freshman killed in off-campus shooting while attending Alabama State University (fox8live.com)
  • Incumbent agriculture commissioner faces Democratic challenger in Georgia (macon.com)

Ok Loganville! 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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