🌱 Fatal Accident At Loganville Walmart + Offers For HS Football Stars

Hi all. It's me, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Loganville-Grayson Daily — here to explain everything you need to know about what's happening in town these days.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 86 Low: 65.

Here are the top five stories in Loganville-Grayson today:

1. Loganville Police Department and LPD Accident Investigations Unit are investigating the death of a 53-year-old woman. On Wednesday, Sep. 14, Monica Boti was struck by a car in a local Walmart parking lot. She was reportedly transferred to the hospital with serious injuries and later died. (WSB TV)
2. According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, overdose deaths due to drugs mixed with fentanyl are on the rise. A Gwinnett County church, in nearby Snellville, is trying to provide help and hope to the community. Harold Savage, the minister at Snellville Church of Christ, said, "We're all in this together. We all have things we're working through. No family is immune from this." (WSB TV)
3. At the 2022 edition of the Double Trouble Academy event over the weekend, Grayson High School freshman Kayden Allen created a stir in the recruiting world. As a class of 2026 shooting guard, he already has an offer from in-state Georgia (UGA) and other programs. (UGA Rivals)
4. On Friday, Sep. 16, the Dayton Flyers, of the University of Dayton of Dayton, offered a scholarship to Gicarri Harris. Harris is a 6-foot-4 guard and a junior at Grayson High School in Loganville. According to the 247Sports.com ranking, he ranks 122nd in the class of 2024. (Dayton Daily News)
5. Kylan Fox is a Tight End/Edge in the class of 2024 at Grayson High School in Loganville. He is a headliner, standout, and "one of the hottest names on the recruiting trail" for the class of 2024. He ranks as a top-160 player nationally, according to the 247 Composite Rankings. (Dawgs Daily)

Today in Loganville-Grayson:

• Baby & Me Storytime At Grayson Branch of GCPL (10:30 AM)
• Weekday Bingo At American Legion Post 233 (5:00 PM)
• Gwinnett County Fair At Gwinnett County Fairgrounds (5:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Looking for a new home or just curious about what is on the market in your area? Check out Patch's real estate roundup to see the latest homes for sale in the Loganville-Grayson area, including a beautiful four-bedroom home with a big porch on Grady Smith Road. (Loganville-Grayson Patch)
• Congratulations to Josh Brandon and Bernard Merriweather! Josh was named Loganville High School teacher of the year and Bernard was named Loganville High School support person of the year. (Facebook)
• Do you love murder mystery novels? Don't miss Gwinnett County Public Library's "Murder with Friends Book Club," which meets on the third Wednesday of every month! Click here for more information. (Instagram)

Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you around.

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.