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Five Things to Know Today, Sept. 14

Telephone town hall with Rep. Woodall is tonight.

Welcome to Wednesday, Sept. 14. Here are a few things to know as you head into the day.

The weather: Sunny, and the high will be about 92 degrees today. The low is creeping up, too: 64 degrees tonight. There's a 30 percent chance of rain tomorrow.

Gas prices: The average price of a regular gallon of gas nationwide is $3.634, almost a penny lower than yesterday, and in Georgia, it's $3.518, according to AAA. In Lilburn, prices reported to www.georgiagasprices.com in the past 24 hours ranged from $3.39 (at , 3050 Five Forks Trickum, near Oak Road) to $3.49 (at Chevron, 4784 Hwy 29 at Killian Hill Road).

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Tell your congressman: U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall's office will hold a telephone town hall tonight to discuss the Balanced Budget Amendment. You can call in between 7 and 7:30 p.m. Dial toll-free (877) 229-8493 and enter 17849 as the event code.

Last day to buy discounted tickets at Walgreens for the Gwinnett County Fair, which starts tomorrow. Click here for more information.

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Oh, say can you see: Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the Star-Spangled Banner after the Battle of Baltimore in the night of Sept. 13-14, 1814.


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