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🌱 Patch AM: How a Dacula woman ended up with life in prison
Also check out Dacula Falcons vs Jackson County Panthers on the Dacula Patch calendar
Morning Dacula! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Dacula woman ended up with life in prison
- Can Jackson County finally flip its long lopsided series with Dacula?
Also on today's calendar: Good Grief! Women in Transition: Embracing the Next Chapter Brunch Series and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 84, low: 68.
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Gwinnett woman, 52, gets life sentence in cold case drug deal stabbing murder (ocgnews.com) — A Dacula woman has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after a Gwinnett County jury found her guilty in a 2019 Lawrenceville stabbing death, solved as a cold case. Investigators linked her to the killing after a later knife attack in Lawrenceville, and prosecutors say coordinated work by local police and the DA's cold case team closed the case. 
• Five Athens-area high school football games to watch in Week 2 (onlineathens.com) — Dacula's football team is highlighted as one of Jackson County's toughest non-region opponents, holding a dominant 15–2 edge in their series. With Jackson County surging behind transfer quarterback Ben Musser, the article spotlights this matchup among five Athens-area games to watch in Week 2.
📸 Around Dacula
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dacula
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★ Featured events ★
- Dacula Falcons vs Jackson County Panthers →
Dacula High School, 123 Broad St, Dacula
7:30 pm
Friday August 28
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Other local events
- V Football vs. Jackson County
Dacula High School Dacula Falcons Stadium, 123 Broad St, Dacula, GA 30019, USA
7:30 pm - Good Grief! Women in Transition: Embracing the Next Chapter Brunch Series →
Perry Street Chophouse, 121 S Perry St, Lawrenceville
12:30 pm - JV/V Softball vs. North Hall
Dacula High School Dacula High Softball Complex, 45 Hebron Church Rd, Dacula, GA 3
4:00 pm - Dacula Falcons vs North Hall Trojans →
Dacula High School, 123 Broad St, Dacula
4:00 pm - 9th/JV Volleyball @ North Gwinnett
Dacula High School North Gwinnett High School, 20 Level Creek Rd, Suwanee, GA 3002
5:00 pm - JV/V Softball @ Seckinger
Dacula High School Seckinger High School, 3655 Sardis Church Rd, Buford, GA 30519\
4:00 pm - V Volleyball @ Central Gwinnett
Dacula High School Central Gwinnett High School, 564 W Crogan St, Lawrenceville, G
5:00 pm - 9th Volleyball @ Cherokee Bluff
Dacula High School Cherokee Bluff High School, 6603 Spout Springs Rd, Flowery Branc
5:00 pm
Friday August 28
Sunday August 30
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
📣 Dacula Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Network Barrow
Barrow County Chamber of Commerce The 6 Porter Street Winder, GA 30680
9:00 am - Days of Play →
Lawrenceville, GA Calendar, 210 Luckie St, Lawrenceville
5:00 pm - Nitro Circus →
Gwinnett Field, 2500 Buford Dr, Lawrenceville
7:00 pm - 2026 Nitro Circus →
Gwinnett Field, 2500 Buford Dr, Lawrenceville
7:00 pm
Friday August 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I'm looking for someone to cut my grass and trim my hedges today if possible.
The front yard is small and the backyard is medium sized. Let me know your availability and how much you charge. (Nextdoor Nichols Glen)
- The Guitar Center posted a job opening for Music Teacher Store 025 in Lawrenceville. Apply here.
- State of Georiga posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty - Physics in Lawrenceville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dacula here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lawrenceville
- New in Lawrenceville: 3 Dollar Cafe Replacing Wild Wing Cafe (businessdebut.com)
- Touch Down Wings in Lawrenceville receives a 55% on their recent health inspection (thegeorgiagazette.com)
- Hibachi Grill And Supreme Buffet in Lawrenceville receives a 59% on their recent health inspection (thegeorgiagazette.com)
Gwinnett County
- Only 2 large school districts are without fiscal 'red flags,' analysis finds (k12dive.com)
- Gwinnett County police searching for missing Lilburn 16-year-old last seen over a week ago (cbsnews.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: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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