🌱 Patch AM: How a $6.3M grant could transform Gwinnett school sports

Hi Gwinnett County! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a $6.3M grant could transform Gwinnett school sports
• Why a Norcross man sits in Gwinnett jail on murder charge
• How a simple dominoes game turned into a Gwinnett stabbing case

Also on today's calendar: Detention Pond Maintenance Workshop and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the shovel say to the dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 70 and low of 61 degrees.
• Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 69, low: 40.
• Sunday: Turning sunny; windy, cooler, with a high of 47 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• School district receives multimillion dollar grant to increase access to grade school sports (wsbradio.com) — Gwinnett County students could see more chances to play sports thanks to a new $6.3 million grant for the school district. The funding will add lights to six fields, lower costs for middle school soccer, and launch girls’ flag football at 14 middle schools, part of a broader metro Atlanta initiative.
   

• Norcross Man Charged with Murder in Birthday Celebration Shooting at DeKalb County Gas Station (hoodline.com) — A Norcross man is jailed in Gwinnett County after being charged with murder and aggravated assault in a DeKalb County gas station shooting that killed a woman celebrating her birthday. Arrested at a Gwinnett County hospital and now held in the county jail pending transfer, he’s accused in an October incident where investigators say the victim was an innocent bystander.
   

• Game of dominoes leads to stabbing in Gwinnett County (cbs46.com) — Gwinnett County police say a late-November game of dominoes inside a home ended with one man stabbed and another arrested. Officers provided lifesaving aid at the scene, and K-9 units later found the suspect hiding behind a nearby shed before charging him with multiple felonies.
   

📸 Around Gwinnett County

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gwinnett County

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 10

• Atlanta, GA January 10-11, 2026 (New Hall - Use Davis Road)
  Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, 2405 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Lawrenceville
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday January 10

• Intergalactic Bead Shows
  Gwinnett County Fairgrounds , 2405 Sugarloaf Pkwy , Lawrenceville
  10:00 am
• Healthy Wealthy & Connected
  190 S Clayton St , Lawrenceville
  2:00 pm
• LSO’s Happy New Year Concert
  Aurora Theatre , 128 E Pike St , Lawrenceville
  5:00 pm

Sunday January 11

• *SERENE SUNDAY* Cozy Winter - Snowman
  Painting with a Twist , 178 E Crogan St Suite 230 , Lawrenceville
  5:00 pm
• A Vienna New Year's Celebration
  Discovery High School , 1335 Old Norcross Rd , Lawrenceville
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 15

• Detention Pond Maintenance Workshop
  Gwinnett County Public Library - Grayson Branch , 700 Grayson Pkwy , Grayson
  6:00 pm

Thursday January 22

• Prospective Foster Parent Information Session
  Gwinnett County Public Library - Snellville Branch , 2245 Wisteria Dr SW , Snellville
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 9

• Early Learning | Music & Movement
  Gwinnett County Public Library - Grayson Branch , 700 Grayson Pkwy , Grayson
  10:30 am
• 4Flava Friday - Winemaking Experience
  The Winemaking Studio , 470 N Clayton St , Lawrenceville
  7:00 pm
• *TGIF NIGHT OUT* Violet Van Gogh
  Painting with a Twist , 178 E Crogan St Suite 230 , Lawrenceville
  7:00 pm
• *DATE NIGHT* Queenie and King Me - Set
  Painting with a Twist , 178 E Crogan St Suite 230 , Lawrenceville
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Lawrenceville

• Several metro Atlanta GameStop stores evidently close as part of larger wave of closures (11alive.com)
• Casting Call: Featured doctor role, unique background work in Georgia (fox5atlanta.com)
• 16 Georgia Restaurants Serving Soul Food That Tastes Just Like Grandma's (tastingtable.com)

Grayson

• Santavious Bryant details decision to return to Gainesville football (ajc.com)

Snellville

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