🌱 Loganville Family Seeks Answers + GC Mobile Food Program Award

Hi all! Nicole Fallon-Peek here with your Thursday edition of the Loganville-Grayson Daily, full of everything you need to know about what’s happening locally. Let’s have at it.

Now, today’s weather:

Partly cloudy with a t-storm. High: 83 Low: 70.

Shoutout to our premier local sponsor:

Looking to buy, sell or lease a home in the Loganville area? Talk to Lisa Scola of Keller Williams Realty. Whether you are buying, selling, relocating to our area, or looking to lease before you purchase, Lisa specializes in helping families reach their real estate goals. Lisa engages with all of her clients and has deep knowledge of the community and the local real estate market. Visit Lisa here today to learn more, and ask about a free market analysis of your neighborhood and home.

Want to see your business featured in this spot? Click here to get started.

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

1. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is working with a Loganville family to gain information regarding the killer of their family dog, Otto. The dog was fatally stabbed on July 16, and the family is offering a $3,000 reward to anyone who helps in the arrest and conviction of the person(s) guilty of the crime. If anyone has video or ring surveillance from the hours of 10 pm to 12 am on Jul. 16 or later, please share it with WCSO at 770-267-6557 (case number 225022686). (Your Local News)
2. Gwinnett County’s mobile food program earned the National Association of Volunteer Programs in Local Government’s 2022 Innovative Program Award due to its distribution of more than one million pounds of food. The program, which involved Atlanta Community Food Bank, allowed families in need to pick up a box of 40 to 50 pounds of food for their household. One volunteer noted that it was rewarding to be working towards helping reduce food insecurity for Gwinnett residents, and they are honored to receive the award. (On Common Ground News)
3. Gwinnett County students are petitioning alongside parents over Wi-Fi removal from some of the schools due to safety concerns. The school claims the removal was due, in part, to students using social media and getting distracted. Senior Amerie Triplett gave her perspective and said, “It’s scary because a lot of stuff is happening in schools and kids just want to be able to contact their parents.” Triplett noted students rely on the internet because weak phone signals make it difficult to send texts. (CBS 46)
4. Calling all Loganville and Grayson area small business owners: The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center is partnering with Rockdale County to host a free Small Business Training series on Aug. 24, Sept. 7, Oct. 19, and Nov. 19 Topics will include funding, financial management, business planning, strategy, operations, marketing, and more. Participants can register online for the series, which will be partly virtual and partly in-person at the Costley Mill Park Event Center — less than half an hour from the area. (On Common Ground News)
5. In case you missed it, the Loganville City Council will have its monthly meeting today (Thursday, Aug. 11) at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall. 6:30 p.m The agenda for the meeting can be found online. Community members can also watch the meeting via YouTube Live. (City of Loganville via Facebook)