🌱 Patch AM: 3 Win $1M In Newest GA Lottery Game, Officials Say

Hey there, Lawrenceville! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Lawrenceville player among three new $1 million Georgia Lottery winners
• Teen charged as adult in deadly Lawrenceville Uber carjacking
• How a Lawrenceville drive-by suspect was finally caught on Buford Highway

Today's riddle: I got fired from the M&M factory. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 57 and low of 40 degrees.
• Sunday: Nice with plenty of sun, temps: high: 60, low: 39.
• Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 62 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 3 Win $1M In Newest GA Lottery Game, Officials Say (patch.com) — Lawrenceville residents might be checking their tickets after officials confirmed one of three $1 million Georgia Millionaire second-chance drawing winners lives in the city. The new scratch-off game, launched in October, continues to offer instant cash prizes and ongoing chances at big jackpots alongside other popular Georgia Lottery games still on sale statewide.
   

• Teen Murder Suspect, Slain Uber Driver ID'ed In Deadly Gwinnett Shooting (patch.com) — Lawrenceville residents are learning more about the New Year’s Day shooting that left Uber driver and Grayson father Cesar Tejada dead on Groveland Parkway. Police say 15-year-old Christian Simmons has been charged as an adult with murder after allegedly shooting Tejada during a carjacking, then being tracked and arrested in Lilburn.
   

• Gwinnett teen accused in Buford Highway chase was wanted for drive-by shooting (wsbtv.com) — A Lawrenceville family’s home on Club Drive was struck by gunfire in a November drive-by shooting, and the 17-year-old suspect has now been arrested after an alleged 124-mph chase on Buford Highway. Deputies say no one was injured in the chase crashes, and the teen now faces multiple aggravated assault counts plus new charges for fleeing and hitting law enforcement vehicles.
   

📸 Around Lawrenceville

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Monday January 5

• Planning Commission Public Hearing
  Lawrenceville, GA Calendar , 70 S Clayton Street , Lawrenceville
  6:00 pm

Monday January 12

• Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Meeting
  Lawrenceville, GA Calendar , 70 S Clayton St , Lawrenceville
  5:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Lawrenceville Arts Commission (LAC) Meeting
  Lawrenceville, GA Calendar , 70 S Clayton St , Lawrenceville
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 3

• Atlanta World Of Hot Wheels V
  Charlies Collectible Show Inc , 6009 Memorial Dr Unit 14 , Stone Mountain
  10:00 am
• Adultish Vision Board Brunch
  Northlake-Barbara Loar Library -
  11:00 am
• Vision Boards
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  2:00 pm
• Hike by the Light of the Moon
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  7:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Monthly Cross- Stitch Take & Make
  Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library -
• Passive Puzzling at Stone Mountain
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
• Kidsʼ Chess
  Northeast Spruill Oaks Library , 9560 Spruill Road , Johns Creek
  6:00 pm
• Embroidery Club
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  6:00 pm
• Toastmasters Gavel Club
  Northeast Spruill Oaks Library , 9560 Spruill Road , Johns Creek
  6:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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Suwanee

• Suwanee Magazine (suwaneemagazine.com)
• Celebrating Roger Grant: A True Friend of Suwanee (suwaneemagazine.com)
• Restaurant Spotlight: Flaming Iron (suwaneemagazine.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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