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🌱 Patch AM: Where and when to recycle your Christmas tree in Gwinnett

Also, don't miss Christmas Eve at McKendree UMC on the Gwinnett County Patch calendar

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Cheers Gwinnett County! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where and when to recycle your Christmas tree in Gwinnett
  • How a new I-85 ramp project could affect Hamilton Mill drivers

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Eve at McKendree UMC and 1 more event.

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

Weather forecast:

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  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Decreasing clouds, temps: high: 61, low: 51.
  • Wednesday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 70 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Volunteers sought for Gwinnett County's, 'Bring One for the Chipper' effort (accesswdun.com) — Gwinnett County residents can recycle natural Christmas trees through the annual Bring One for the Chipper program, with drop-offs at fire stations across the county from Dec. 26 to Jan. 21. Trees will be mulched at Bethesda Park on Jan. 24, and volunteers are needed that morning to help with chipping and cleanup.
   

• Marietta-based C.W. Matthews nets multiple GDOT low bids in latest round of contracts (cobbcountycourier.com) — State transportation officials have awarded a $1.64 million contract to widen and reconstruct the I-85 northbound ramp at Hamilton Mill Road in Gwinnett County, with work scheduled to finish by October 31, 2027. The same GDOT letting also funded numerous resurfacing and bridge projects across Georgia, including major work in Cherokee, Cobb, and other counties.
   

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    Wednesday December 31
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Lawrenceville

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Grayson

  • Gwinnett jury convicts gunman in Snellville drug heist killing (fox5atlanta.com)

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