High School Hijinks, Domestic-Related Homicide and Upcoming SPLOST Vote

Dacula High Student Reportedly Brings Marijuana-Laced Brownies to School

If anyone ever did anything like this at my school, I never heard about it. I do recall an instance though when an upperclassman walked by while I was talking to a friend of mine. My friend had torn an Oneida ad out of a magazine that featured a cute little bunny eating a piece of lettuce off a fork. She had taped the ad to the inside of her locker. The guy -- who we soon realized was stoned out of his gourd -- froze when he saw the picture. Then he started laughing with what was apparently relief and said, “I thought the fork was eating the rabbit!” That was probably the most effective “Don’t do drugs” lesson I ever had as a teen. 

Homicides are mercifully rare in our area, but this week a life came to a violent end in what police describe as a domestic-related homicide.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to the friends and family of this woman.

If you missed our three questions with the mayor feature last week, please click on the link above to read what Mayor Wilbanks had to say about the Second Amendment and the Constitution. His comments really seemed to resonate with a lot of folks.

Rodent Droppings Found in Cabinet Under Soda Machine

This is why I read all the details on the restaurant inspections. I’m a picky eater anyway, and I have high expectations for the restaurants where I dine. Be sure to check the Dacula Patch restaurant inspections page for the latest local health inspections.

Well, the voters opted not to add a penny sales tax last year during the TSPLOST debacle, but did extend the ESPLOST last time it came up for a vote. We’ll see how voters feel about extending another existing penny sales tax in this year’s SPLOST vote. Are you happy with how your SPLOST dollars have been spent? Will you vote to extend the tax? Let me know in the comments.

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