🌱 Grayson High School Ranked 5th In State + Piedmont Rockdale Reopens

Hello and happy Friday. I'm back in your inbox this morning to walk you through everything you need to know about what's happening these days in Loganville-Grayson. Without further ado...

First, today's weather:

Cloudy, a shower and t-storm. High: 75 Low: 69.

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

1. Grayson High School is currently ranked 5th in all Georgia high school football teams. Three-time defending state champ Buford is ranked first, followed by North Cobb, Warner Robins, and Langston Hughes. The Grayson Rams, who finished runner-up in 7A last year, will open Saturday against Marietta, in the Corky Kell Classic at Mercedes Benz Stadium, home of the Atlanta Falcons. (High School Football America)
2. The Miss Greater Atlanta Scholarship Competition is a preliminary competition for the Miss Georgia and Miss America competitions. This year, it was held at Grayson High School on Aug. 13. where Melanie Zhang from Gwinnett County took the title. The competition also released results from the Outstanding Teen competitions. (GwinnettDailyPost)
3. The Loganville City Council announced that the time for its Saturday, Aug. 20 meeting has been moved to 9 a.m. On the agenda tomorrow are some local gate repairs, transportation updates, the Main Street Director position, and a Town Green discussion, among other items. The meeting will be available to stream via YouTube Live at this link. (City of Loganville via Facebook)
4. The Piedmont Rockdale, a medical clinic just 20 minutes outside of Loganville, has completed $12.6 million expansion and renovation. The construction, which started in July 2021, created a new patient care area with 21 beds, updated the kitchen and medical floors, and replaced the roof of one of the buildings. The renovation also enabled Piedmont Rockdale to expand its capacity to 161 acute care beds. (Rockdale Newton Citizen)
5. Georgia families are faced with losing free school lunches after receiving them for two years during the pandemic. The federal government program is reverting to pre-pandemic requirements where families must qualify for free lunch, which many people may not know. Through the Keep Kids Feds Act of 2022, the USDA can grant waivers related to summer food services programs through Sep. 30. Schools aren't the only place where kids are going to get their meals; food pantries in the area have seen a massive uptick in visitors during the pandemic. (CBS 46 News)

Today in Loganville-Grayson:

• ACES Charity Poker At Atmosphere Sports Bar (7:00 PM)
• Groovin' on the Green: Purple Madness At Loganville Town Green (7:30 PM)
• Karaoke Friday Nights At Boondocks (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Looking for a stress-relieving pet in time for the new school year? Options include gorgeous German Shepherds for active families and cuddly little hamsters for the youngest pet owners. (Loganville-Grayson Patch)
• The Loganville Varsity softball team won a 3-2 victory over Grayson. Brooklin Lippert was 3 for 3 at the plate to lead the offense. Megan Waites was 2 for 3 for the game. (Loganville High School via Facebook)
• The City of Loganville announced a damaged water line in the area of Lee Byrd Road and Old Zion Cemetery Road yesterday. As of Thursday, service was expected to be impacted through the early evening. (City of Loganville - Government via Facebook)

You're officially in the loop for today! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update.

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a senior writer 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.