🌱 Local Celebrates 100th Birthday + Gwinnett Board Votes For SPLOST

Hello, friends. Nicole Fallon-Peek here with your fresh copy of the Loganville-Grayson Daily, filled with everything you need to know about what's happening locally. Let's do this.

First, today's weather:

A shower and thunderstorm. High: 81 Low: 57.

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

1. A local woman celebrated a major life milestone this past weekend. On Friday, Sep. 9, Eleanor Petrick celebrated her 100th birthday with friends and family. Eleanor currently resides at the Magnolia Senior Living in Loganville. (CBS 46 News)
2. On Thursday, Sep. 8, the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce's Board of Directors voted unanimously to endorse the special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) referendum. The SPLOST referendum will appear on the upcoming Gwinnett County ballots. (Subscription: Gwinnett Daily Post)
3. The "Groovin on the Green" concert series is back for its final event of the season. The Embers will perform on stage at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sep. 16. The Embers, who have been releasing music for decades, have received multiple awards and accolades in North and South Carolina. (Monroe Local)
4. Mark another win for Loganville: the Loganville High School football team defeated the Apalachee team on Friday, Sep. 9. The Red Devils scored 38 points, while the Wildcats has zero points. (Walton Tribune)
5. Loganville High wasn't the only team to score a victory this weekend. On Friday, Sep. 9, the Grayson High School football team defeated the Spartanburg High School team. The Rams scored 51 points, while the Vikings scored 24. (Max Preps)

Today in and around Loganville-Grayson:

• Preschool Storytime At Centerville Branch of GCPL in Snellville (11:00 AM)
• Reading Buddies At Grayson Branch of GCPL (4:30 PM)
• Weekday Bingo At American Legion Post 233, Main Hall (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Congratulations to Loganville High School's Competition Cheer! They earned first place in their first event of the season. The next competition is on Saturday, Sep. 17, at Walnut Grove High School. (Facebook)
• The Gwinnett Library Puppeteers will be coming to a library near you. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Puppeteers will perform three bilingual Hispanic Folktales. Click here for puppet show details and other Hispanic Heritage Month events. (Instagram)
• The Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office honored the memory of those who lost their lives during the attacks on Sep. 11, 2001. They remember the lives of 2,977 Americans and 412 First Responders. (Facebook)

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That's it for today — I'll see you soon.

— 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.