🌱 Woman Receives $228K In Insurance Fraud + Gwinnett County Grads

Good morning, friends. I'm back with your fresh edition of the Dacula Daily. Follow along to find out everything you need to know about what's happening these days in town.

But first, your local weather:

• Wednesday: Rain, a thunderstorm. High: 61 Low: 36.
• Thursday: Breezy and cooler. High: 45 Low: 27.

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Here are the top three stories today in Dacula:

1. An Atlanta woman is wanted on 20 counts of insurance fraud in Gwinnett County. Kesha Petty, 42, filed 20 fraudulent prescription claims and received over $228,000 in reimbursement from her employer. Warrants were issued in Gwinnett County on Jan. 12, and Petty is still wanted at this time. (Atlanta News First)
2. Two Gwinnett County graduates stood out on Jan. 21 at Georgia's swimming and diving meet in Tennessee. Dacula High School graduate Bradley Dunham won the 200-yard backstroke in one minute, 42.64 seconds. Mill Creek High School graduate Jake Magahey took first place in the 200 freestyle and the 500 freestyle. (Subscription: Gwinnettdailypost.com)
3. Reggie Stancil, 42, has left coaching behind in Cobb County and is returning to Gwinnett County. The Dacula resident accepted the position of head football coach at Dacula High School. Stancil said football in Dacula is "kind of like what South Georgia football is, a community thing." (Moultrie Observer)

Today and tomorrow in and around Dacula:

Wednesday, January 25

• Preschool Time At Gwinnett County Public Library – Dacula Branch (11:30 AM)

Thursday, January 26

• Mixology Demonstrations At Chateau Elan Winery & Resort, Braselton (5:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• The next Dacula City Council Regular Meeting will be held on Thursday, Feb. 2 at Dacula City Hall. The meeting will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. (City of Dacula)
• Full- and part-time job opportunities are available in the Dacula area. Click the link for more details about companies hiring in the area. (Dacula Patch)
• New homes have been listed for sale in the Dacula area! Get all the property details at the link. (Dacula Patch)

That's it for today! I'll see you around.

— 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.