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🌱 Patch AM: Could Gwinnett shoppers see grocery sales taxes suspended soon?
Coming up: Gwinnett Stripers vs. Indianapolis Indians on the Gwinnett County Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Could Gwinnett shoppers see grocery sales taxes suspended soon?
- Police warn after TikTok "abandoned house" stunt sparks Gwinnett arrests
- How Gwinnett schools are rethinking kindergarten to start much earlier
Also on today's calendar: Mexican Independence Day and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 93 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 94, low: 73.
- Sunday: Hot and humid with a t-storm, with a high of 95 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Jackson wants to use Meta money, Bottoms wants to cut sales tax (wsbtv.com) — Gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms brought her campaign to Gwinnett County, pitching a plan to help local governments temporarily drop sales tax on groceries and some essentials using state funds. Speaking in a Lawrenceville grocery store, she contrasted her proposal with rival Rick Jackson's plan to use Meta settlement money for an anti–human trafficking strike force, giving Gwinnett voters a clear look at competing spending priorities. 
2. Viral TikTok trend leads to 5 arrests in Gwinnett County (fox5atlanta.com) — Gwinnett County police say five adults were arrested and seven teens contacted after social media videos encouraged people to explore what was wrongly described as an abandoned home on Westbrook Road in Suwanee. Officers used surveillance footage to identify suspects, filed criminal trespass and related charges, and are warning residents that TikTok posts do not make private property open to the public.
3. Transitions Don't End at the Schoolhouse Door (newamerica.org) — Families in Gwinnett County Public Schools may notice how the district now treats kindergarten as part of a longer birth‑to‑third‑grade transition, with programs like Play 2 Learn, a mobile classroom bus, and a new preschool academy in Snellville. Officials emphasize early enrollment, summer bridge programs, and "Joyful Learning" morning play to ease children into school routines and better align early childhood experiences with kindergarten expectations.
4. Lawmakers consider how to protect voting accessibility • Georgia Recorder (georgiarecorder.com) — State leaders are redesigning Georgia's voting system, and Gwinnett County is central to the discussion because it's currently the only county required to provide bilingual ballots. Local election officials describe translation challenges and stress the need for accessible machines and multilingual support, changes that could directly affect how Gwinnett residents with disabilities or limited English vote in 2028 and beyond.
5. Meet Everton Blair, the 34-year-old gay lawmaker who was just sworn into Congress (queerty.com) — A new Georgia congressman, Everton Blair, has deep roots in Gwinnett County, where he was born and later became the first Black member of the county's school board. The profile traces his path from Shiloh High to Harvard and Stanford, his education work, and his historic role as an openly gay Black lawmaker now briefly representing Georgia's 13th District.
📸 Around Gwinnett County
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gwinnett County
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★ Featured events ★
- Gwinnett Stripers vs. Indianapolis Indians →
Gwinnett Field, 2500 Buford Dr, Lawrenceville
11:05 am
Wednesday September 16
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Other local events
- V Football @ North Forsyth
Dacula High School North Forsyth High School, 3635 Coal Mountain Dr, Cumming, GA 3
7:30 pm - V Volleyball @ Archer HS
Dacula High School Archer High School, 2255 New Hope Rd, Lawrenceville, GA 30045
6:00 pm - Reader's Rally - 7:15am - Media Center
Woodward Mill Elementary School Lawrenceville, GA 30043
7:15 am - 9th/JV Volleyball vs. Collins Hill/Duluth
Dacula High School , 123 Broad St, Dacula, GA 30019, USA
5:00 pm - JV/V Softball @ Mill Creek
Dacula High School Mill Creek High School, 4400 Braselton Hwy, Hoschton, GA 30548\
4:00 pm - JV Football vs. Discovery
Dacula High School , 123 Broad St, Dacula, GA 30019, USA
6:00 pm - Mexican Independence Day →
Plaza Las Americas, 733 Pleasant Hill Rd, Lilburn
2:00 pm - Gimme Springsteen - Tribute to The Boss Celebrates Bruce with Full Album Born in the USA! →
Eddie Owen Presents at Red Clay, 3116 Main St, Duluth
8:00 pm - ASL Game Day →
Gwinnett County Public Library - Snellville Branch, 2245 Wisteria Dr SW, Snellville
3:00 pm
Friday September 4
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
Sunday September 13
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
📣 Gwinnett County Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Labor Day - City Offices Closed →
Lawrenceville, GA Calendar Lawrenceville, GA 30046 - Redland Creek Greenway Public Information Meeting →
Lawrenceville, GA Calendar, 800 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville
4:00 pm - Lawrenceville Arts Commission (LAC) Meeting →
Lawrenceville, GA Calendar, 70 S Clayton Street, Lawrenceville
6:00 pm - Planning Commission Meeting →
Lawrenceville, GA Calendar, 70 S Clayton Street, Lawrenceville
6:00 pm
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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