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In Case You Missed It: A Look Back at the Week of News in Lilburn

Soccer rankings, home fire, congressman's visit among top stories.

Here's a look back at the news that had Lilburn talking last week.

Sunday, March 20

--The Lilburn Woman's Club-sponsored event filled city hall with works of art from area students. The Best in Show award went to a fifth-grader from R.D. Head Elementary.

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--The in Old Town attracted hundreds of visitors and was considered a success.

Monday, March 21

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--Lilburn Patch photographer Gordon Lynch and his 11-year-old daughter shared a at Lilburn's Fire Station No. 3, which was part of Gwinnett Fire Department's 40th anniversary celebration.

--Could you be the next Lilburn Idol? for the popular summer series showcasing the musical talents of local residents.

-- began the week ranked No. 4 in the state and seem primed to reach its first state playoff in two decades.

Tuesday, March 22

--A Mountain Park-area home received heavy damage from a that was possibly started by a small explosion involving a gasoline can. The blaze was ruled an accident.

--, Parkview's boys and girls teams both won in shootouts over teams from Grayson.

Wednesday, March 23

-- Wednesday morning to hold town hall-style talks with students. Rep. Woodall presented the school an official copy of the Congressional Record, in which he congratulated Parkview for being named a Georgia School of Excellence.

--Our weekly highlighted police activity in zip code 30047 over the previous week.

--Vendor registration opened for the , scheduled on Fridays throughout the summer in Old Town.

Thursday, March 24

--We featured the , which was ranked No. 1 in the state in Class A entering the week.

--No was injured in a  Thursday morning. Residents were displaced from the facility, however. The Gwinnett Fire Dept. released later in the day.

Friday. March 25

-- in region play with a win over Grayson.

--Our weekly looked at local crime reports.


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