🌱 A Birthday Surprise + Clear The Shelters Event This Saturday

Good morning, neighbors! I'm back with your new copy of the Dacula Daily, fresh off the presses. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in town...

First, today's weather:

Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid. High: 79 Low: 69.

Here are the top three stories today in Dacula:

1. Dacula's Barbara Rowley received a special birthday surprise on Saturday while celebrating her 80th. Dacula Mayor Trey Kind and his wife Dawn surprised Rowley with flowers and special birthday wishes during a celebration at Little Mulberry Park. "I can't believe the mayor came to my party," reports Rowley with a big smile. (Gwinnettdailypost.com)
2. Gwinnett Animal Welfare is hosting a Clear the Shelters adoption drive on Saturday. The event will feature free pet adoptions, music, vendors, and face painting from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. All adoption-ready pets are spayed/neutered, fully vaccinated, and microchipped. Adopted pets will be able to go home on the same day. (Gwinnett County)
3. Georgia's newest citizens could play a big role in the outcome of Gwinnett County's elections. According to The National Partnership for New Americans, 97,000 citizens were naturalized in Georgia since 2016. About 75 percent of these new citizens are from Asia and the Americas. The General Election is scheduled for Nov. 8. Click to update/check your voter registration. (11 Alive)

Today in Dacula:

• Love & Hiking Date For Couples At Little Mulberry Park (7:00 AM)
• Open Your World Book Club With The Gwinnett County Public Library (6:00 PM)
• Goodnight Gwinnett With Gwinnett County Public Library (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office sends its condolences to the family of former First Lady of Georgia Sandra Deal. She passed away at 80 after a long battle with cancer. (Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office via Facebook)
• How will you be celebrating National Peach Month? Consider getting a Georgia peach pie in Gwinnett County. Click for a list of county pie shops. (Explore Gwinnett via Instagram)
• Gwinnett County Public Schools reminds families to complete a meal application by Sep. 14 to continue receiving meal benefits. Click for the application. (Gwinnett County Public Schools via Facebook)

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— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a senior writer with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.