🌱 Gwinnett Schools 'Unsafe' + Pair Caught Stealing Sporting Equipment

Hi all. It's me, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Loganville-Grayson Daily — here to explain everything that's fit to print about what's happening in town these days. Today you'll find these stories and more:

• Gwinnett community supports sisters who lost home in fire
• Parents and teachers feel students are unsafe in Gwinnett schools
• Police are searching for duo who stole from Academy Sports

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 56 Low: 38.

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Here are the top stories today in Loganville-Grayson:

1. Two Gwinnett County sisters suffered a devastating apartment fire at the beginning of November. Cassie and Jane Kim lost nearly everything — including memories of their parents who passed away when they were teenagers — in the fire after having only been in the Duluth apartment for a month and a half. The sisters said recently they have been amazed by the outpouring of support from the community as a GoFundMe page was created since the fire and already raised $8,000 to help them get back on their feet. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
2. Even amid proposed solutions for violence in Gwinnett County schools, such as crisis badge alerts systems for employees, parents and teachers do not feel students are safe. One mother is refusing to send her daughter back to Duluth High School after she was attacked during lunch on Nov. 3 in front of an administrator. Meadowcreek High School math teacher Laura Paiser said, "I was constantly worried for [my students' and my children's] safety. I broke down in tears during a meeting with my team one day from the sheer stress I was feeling." (Subscription: Gwinnettdailypost.com)
3. A pair was caught on camera stealing from a store in Gwinnett County but police are still searching for them. The duo was seen on surveillance footage from Nov. 16 putting items from Academy Sports in Snellville into the trunk of an SUV and driving away when the items poured out of the trunk. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Snellville Police Department. (WSB Atlanta)
4. Georgia has suspended applications for rental assistance for the time being as stimulus funds start to decrease. The Georgia Rental Assistance Program has received $989 million from the U.S. Treasury’s Federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program. The money funded the Georgia Rental Assistance Program which has helped keep 51,000 tenants in Georgia keep their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The state is still processing applications in the program's portal that were submitted before the suspension as announced. (WABE 90.1 FM)
5. New homes have been listed for sale in the Loganville-Grayson area. Available properties range from an 1,683 sq. ft., three-bed, two-bath home for $372,900 to a $396,900 home with three beds, two baths, and 2,084 sq. ft. Get all the property details at the link. (Loganville-Grayson Patch)

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Today in and around Loganville-Grayson:

• Baby & Me Storytime At Gwinnett County Public Library – Grayson Branch (10:30 AM)
• Food Truck - C’est Tout Bon 2 Eat At Truck & Tap Duluth, Duluth (2:30 PM)
• Weekday BINGO At American Legion Post #233 (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• ATTENTION: The next Gwinnett County Planning Commission meeting will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 7:00 p.m. (Subscription: Gwinnettdailypost.com)
• Loganville Middle School and Loganville Elementary School students made the Walton County Sheriff's Office into turkeys! See the unique way they expressed their 'thanks' at the link. (Walton County GA Sheriff's Office via Facebook)
• Congratulations to Loganville Christian Academy's Katie Phillips! She recently earned the GIAA state title for Ladies Trap at the Clay Targets tournament in Savannah. (Loganville Christian Academy Athletics via Facebook)

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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.