🌱 Local Cyclists Share Hit & Run Video + Nakita Hemingway Interview

Good morning, neighbors. It's Friday in Dacula and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening locally.

But first, your local weather:

• Friday: Clearing and breezy. High: 49 Low: 26.
• Saturday: Chilly with sun, some clouds. High: 46 Low: 30.

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Here are the top three stories today in Dacula:

1. A group of Gwinnett County cyclists is sharing a video of a hit-and-run in the hopes of identifying the driver. The hit-and-run occurred between Peachtree Industrial and Buford Highway in nearby Sugar Hill on Saturday, Jan. 28. The driver of a Silver Honda Accord plowed into a biker at a crosswalk and then sped away. Ben Milcarek, one of the cyclists sharing the video, said, "I’ve never seen someone so blatantly trying to hit somebody going down the road" and the driver "obviously knew he’d hit one of the guys." Gwinnett County police have a copy of the video and are now investigating. (WSB-TV)
2. Nakita Hemingway, who lives in Dacula with her husband and four children, was interviewed by agriculture.com. Hemingway was the first African-American woman to run for the post of Georgia’s commissioner of agriculture and is an active member of the Democratic Party of Georgia. She said that if she had won the election on Nov. 8, she "would have made sure the office operated with integrity, transparency, and fairness for every grower in our state." (Agriculture.com)
3. The UNA women’s soccer program recently added 13 signees for Spring and Fall 2023. Defender Gracie Tyrrell of Dacula from the Atlanta Fire ECNL is joining the roster in the Fall of 2023. (The News Courier)

Today and tomorrow in and around Dacula:

Friday, February 3

• Storytime LIVE! (Virtual), Hosted By Gwinnett County Public Library (10:30 AM)

Saturday, February 4

• Reading Buddies At Gwinnett County Public Library Dacula Branch (10:30 AM)
• BCSS Teacher Career Fair At Winder-Barrow High School, Winder (1:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Gwinnett County police are asking the public for help finding 16-year-old Susana Morales, who has been missing since the summer. Contact Gwinnett County police detectives at 770-513-5300 with information or if you saw anything in the area of Singleton Road, Steve Reynolds and Oak Loch Trace on Jul. 26. (WSB Radio)
• An adorable Husky German Shepherd dog mix named Wish needs a forever home! Check out Patch's latest roundup to see Wish and more adoptable pets in the Dacula area. (Dacula Patch)
• Online house hunting is great, but sometimes you just need to see the home in person. Leave the guessing game behind with upcoming open houses in the Dacula area, including a three-bedroom on Swans Landing Drive with an open house on Saturday, Feb. 4! (Dacula Patch)

Thanks for following along and staying informed! See you all next week for another update.

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a content manager 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.