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Inside The Times, ep. 44: Getting the word out about the Dixon shooting
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Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents and Hall County Sheriff's Office deputies work the scene of a Hall County deputy shooting Monday, July 8, 2019, along Highland Avenue in Gainesville Ga. A Hall County Sheriff’s Office deputy was shot and killed Sunday night while pursuing burglary suspects on foot along nearby Jesse Jewell Parkway. - photo by Scott Rogers

Covering the shooting death of Deputy Blane Dixon was an all-hands-on-deck situation for the newsroom.

In this episode, we talk listeners through how we used social media to get the word out about the crime, the funeral and how locals could help the Dixon family.

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