🌱 Patch AM: Loganville man named in statewide retail theft racketeering indictment

Good day Loganville! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Loganville man named in statewide retail theft racketeering indictment
• Which Loganville receiver just landed a spot with UNC?

Also on today's calendar: Meditation: Reclaiming your light and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the shovel say to the dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Warm with variable cloudiness, with a high of 69 and low of 60 degrees.
• Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 68, low: 40.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny; windy, cooler, with a high of 48 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Carr Indicts Eight in DeKalb County for Thefts Targeting The Home Depot, Target, Walmart and Lowe's (einpresswire.com) — A Loganville resident is among eight people indicted in DeKalb County on racketeering and shoplifting charges tied to alleged organized thefts from major retailers across Georgia. State prosecutors say the new Organized Retail Crime Unit is targeting repeat retail theft operations, though all defendants remain presumed innocent while the cases move forward.
   

• Transfer Wide Receiver Mason Humphrey Announces UNC Commitment (on3.com subscription) — A former Lehigh wide receiver from Loganville has committed to play football at the University of North Carolina, giving local fans a new reason to follow the Tar Heels. Mason Humphrey, a 6-foot-4 Loganville native, is joining UNC after a strong 2025 season and arrives amid the program’s renewed focus on using the transfer portal strategically.
   

📸 Around Loganville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Loganville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 10

• Couch Middle vs Snellville Middle
  Grayson High School, 50 Hope Hollow Rd, Loganville
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday January 10

• Meditation: Reclaiming your light
  Meridian Park , 105 Generation Blvd , Loganville
  9:30 am
• Walnut Grove Warriors vs Social Circle Redskins
  Walnut Grove High School , 4863 Guthrie Cemetery Rd , Loganville
  12:00 pm
• Loganville Red Devils vs Providence Christian Academy Storm
  Loganville High School , 100 Trident Trail , Loganville
  3:00 pm
• GSRA Membership Meeting
  3540 US-78 , Loganville
  3:00 pm
• George Lynch of Dokken & Lynch Mob @ Atmosphere
  Atmosphere Sports Bar , 540 Athens Hwy , Loganville
  7:30 pm
• PCA Girls Varsity Basketball @ Loganville
  3305 US-78 , Loganville
  8:00 pm

Friday January 23

• Atmosphere Loganville Friday 8PM w/late entry until 10:30PM *Event Room*
  Atmosphere Sports Bar , 540 Athens Hwy , Loganville
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 9

• Early Learning | Music & Movement
  Gwinnett County Public Library - Grayson Branch , 700 Grayson Pkwy , Grayson
  10:30 am
• Loganville Middle vs Carver Middle
  V43P+J4 Loganville Middle School , 4869 Bay Creek Church Rd , Loganville
  4:30 pm
• Monroe Hurricanes vs Jefferson Dragons
  Monroe Area High School , 300 Double Springs Church Rd , Monroe
  6:00 pm
• 4Flava Friday - Winemaking Experience
  The Winemaking Studio , 470 N Clayton St , Lawrenceville
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Good morning.
  We're needing assistance. On Saturday, Jan 3, 2026 around 1230p, my daughter was on 138 in Monroe driving toward Publix from the intersection of… (Nextdoor Laurel Mist)
• Does anyone know what happened in the Plantation Ridge subdivision earlier tonight?
  There were multiple police cars and fire engines racing down the road on Grady Smith (Nextdoor Deep Wood Farms)

• USA Jobs posted a job opening for Restaurant General Manager in Loganville. Apply here.
• ABM Industries posted a job opening for Lead Warehouse Cleaner in Snellville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Loganville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Grayson

• Santavious Bryant details decision to return to Gainesville football (ajc.com)

Snellville

• UWG football announces 12 transfer additions (times-georgian.com)
• Buddhist Monks' ‘Walk for Peace' Reaches Georgia-South Carolina Line as Faith, Resilience and Compassion Inspire Thousands * (laniercountynewsonline.com)

Lawrenceville

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-- The Patch AM Team

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