🌱 GFB Art Contest Winner + K9 Unit Met With Cheering Crowd On Release

Hey, neighbors! It's Thursday in Dacula and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening locally. Here's the lowdown...

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and very warm. High: 96 Low: 75.

Here are the top three stories today in Dacula:

1. A Gwinnett County student has won the 2022 Georgia Farm Bureau High School Art Contest. Zihan Zhao is a rising senior at SKA Academy Art and Design in nearby Duluth. Zhao has won $250 for winning the award and another $100 for winning the bureau's third district award. Click the link to view the stunning drawing. (Gwinnett Daily Post)
2. Gwinnett County Police Department's K9 unit Kai was met with cheers and applause when released from the animal hospital on Tuesday afternoon. Kai was shot during an incident that occurred last month. The 2-year-old Belgian Malinois still has a long road ahead to fully recover but the department is hopeful. (Atlanta CW 69)
3. Calling all artists and writers between 6th-12th grade: Gwinnett County Public Library is currently accepting entries for its Universal Scribbles literary magazine. Submissions will be accepted until Jul. 31. Click here to learn more about Universal Scribbles. (Gwinnett County Public Library via Instagram)

Today in Dacula:

• English In Your Language, Virtual Event Via Gwinnett County Public Library (12:00 PM)
• Social Justice Club, Virtual Event Via Virtual Gwinnett County Public Library (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Derrick Brown Foundation will be hosting a free youth football camp at E.E. Robinson Park in Sugar Hill this Friday. Click to register. (Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office via Facebook)
• Gwinnett County Public Schools is encouraging new Gwinnett County students and parents to visit new schools on Tuesdays and Thursdays in June for summer registration. Click to learn more. (Gwinnett County Public Schools via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday. I'll see you soon!

— 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.