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Female inmates break free with music
Choir allows women to be transported away from confines of Lee Arrendale State Prison
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Gospel choir members Wendy Fortner, left, and La’Sha Adams sing and play at Lee Arrendale State Prison for women. Through the choir, the two inmates travel outside of the prison’s walls to perform but guards accompany them. - photo by NAT GURLEY
Bekah Porter
Updated: Aug 24, 2014, 5:30 AM
Published: Aug 22, 2014, 9:47 PM
With a pick and some plucks, Wendy Fortner soared above her surroundings, figuratively speaking. She no longer noticed the guards, the barbed wire fences or the khaki jumpsuit stamped with the words “state prisoner.” Instead, she closed her eyes, swayed back and forth, her fingers undulating as they teased the strings.
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‘Something that needed to be done’: Markers to line Green Street for Memorial Day
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Rock Creek Vietnam Veteran Johnny Hulsey attends the Rotary Club of Hall County's weekly meeting Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at the Gainesville Civic Center along with other veterans for the donation of $17,000 toward the club's Salute to Veterans service project. - photo by Scott Rogers
Greg Finan Jr.
The Times
Updated: May 15, 2024, 6:48 PM
Published: May 15, 2024, 6:03 PM
Losing three of his high school friends along with others he served with in the Ninth Infantry Division during his tour in Vietnam from 1966-1967 is something that still haunts Johnny Hulsey.
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