Loganville-Grayson Patch Readers: Thank You For Helping Us Grow

About seven and a half years ago, 0n April 21, 2011, Loganville-Grayson Patch launched. We've come a long way, and you're a big reason why.

In August, Loganville-Grayson Patch recorded 40,324 visitors. For towns of approximately 13,124 people, that's a lot of readers! Our visitors hail from Loganville and Grayson, for sure, but many residents of the county and neighboring towns also land on Loganville-Grayson Patch from time to time, too. That figure — compiled and verified through Google Analytics — includes readers on desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile and our app, and our visitors often access Patch on several devices over the month.

Here are 10 of the most-read articles on Loganville-Grayson Patch in August.

• Gang Leader Orders Murder From Jail With Contraband Cell Phone
• Body Pulled From Lake Confirmed, Missing Man Shot Himself: Police
• Loganville Wow House: 13 Acres With 4-Stall Barn, Waterfall, Pool
• Man Who Posed As Cop For Crimes Gets 2 Life Sentences
• 32 Dogs Rescued From Neglect By Atlanta Humane Society
• Body Pulled From Lake Likely Missing Man Who Shot Himself: Police
• Loganville Wow House: Log Cabin, Shooting Range, Barn, Deep Pool
• Gwinnett Inspection: 2 Fail, Permit Suspended After Failing Twice
• Man Shot, Killed In Snellville Home Invasion
• Gwinnett County Deputy Saves Inmate From Suicide

Got a news tip? I'm John Barker your local editor. I've lived in Georgia for the past 15 years and have covered the area with different news agencies for most of that time. Send your tips, ideas and questions my way at Loganville-Grayson@patch.com.

Our readers also love Loganville-Grayson Patch's calendar of events — 7,696 visits were made to our calendar in August. Coming up soon on the calendar are a job fair, a Free 3 Hr Agent CE Class "Successfully Selling HUD Homes," the Pulse 30 Boot Camps for Breast Cancer and don't forget Goat Yoga. You can add your events for free on the calendar as well!

Local contributors are constantly adding great content to Patch. Here are three examples this year:

• Grayson 7U All Stars Shine Brighter With Win
• Local Loganville Author Encourages Others Through Leadership
• Lights Out

If you would like to post on Loganville-Grayson Patch, too, you may easily to sign up for a free user profile. As a Patch user, you can post articles, events, jobs, and announcements. And the "rules of Patch" are easy to follow: "no abusive content, no commercial spam, keep it local, and be awesome."

What else is new? So far this year, 315 new email subscribers have joined Loganville-Grayson Patch. (Wait? You don't get our email? Click here and we'll hook you up.) And 402 Loganville-Grayson lovers joined our Facebook page this year, too. We're nearly at 8,000 fans! If you haven't liked our page yet, please give it a try. If you're already on the page, please share with a friend. Reaching 6,821 fans in September was a huge milestone for us.

If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message on Loganville-Grayson Patch or our nearby Patches, please visit the page and tell us what you need. One of our sales reps will be in touch.
Here's another fun fact about Patch: Did you know that Patch is among the 100 most trafficked websites in the United States? Patch ranks 91st on the most viewed websites in the country, according to Alexa. Douglasville Patch is part of a broad network, with more than 50 Patches in Georgia and more than 1,200 across the United States. That's a lot of local news!

Many news websites are limiting access to free articles, but Patch articles and events by our journalists and our users are always free to view.

We're thrilled you've made Loganville-Grayson Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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Photo courtesy City of Loganville