🌱 Shoe Company Expansion + Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day

Hi all. It's me, Danielle Fallon-O'Leary, your host of the Dacula Daily. Here's all the local news you need to know right now.

First, today's weather:

A stray afternoon t-storm. High: 89 Low: 69.

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Here are the top three stories in Dacula today:

1. A Georgia-based shoe company has announced a new expansion into Gwinnett County. The expansion would invest more than $20 million over the next five years while creating 340 new jobs. Family-owned Okabashi Brands, Inc. will be renovating a 100,000-square-foot facility on Carlson Boulevard. (46 News)
2. Are you in the market for a new best friend? Patch, with the help of Petfinder, has compiled a list of adoption-ready pets in the Dacula area that are searching for a forever home. Click to view the complete list of pets. (Dacula Patch)
3. Gwinnett County will be hosting another Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Jul. 16. The county will be teaming up with Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful to collect hazardous materials to prevent them from entering local landfills. The service is free and will be offered at the county fairgrounds in Lawrenceville between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Click for a full list of accepted materials. (Gwinnett Daily Post)

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Today in Dacula:

• Recycle Pickup For Addresses South of SR 316 (All Day)
• Storytime LIVE! With Gwinnett County Public Library (10:30 AM)

From my notebook:

• The County Council will be hosting a Millage Rate Public Hearing on Jul. 7 at 7:00 p.m. at Dacula City Hall. Click for the full notice and for more details about the possible tax increase. (City of Dacula)
• The Gwinnett County Public Library allows library patrons to book a makerspace or schedule a help session with a Learning Lab Specialist. Click to book a learning lab today. (Twitter)
• The Gwinnett Chamber is hosting a retention workshop on Wednesday, Jun. 29 at 11:00 a.m. Click to register. (Twitter)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with another update!

— 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.