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Flowery Branch residents light up night with Christmas sights, sounds
Ley Hathcock and Jerry Huffman spend days constructing holiday displays
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A 9-foot TIE fighter from Star Wars is one of the many creations that can be seen at the Hathcocks' light display at their Flowery Branch home. The light show takes between 20 and 40 hours to program the show synced with music and flashing lights. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Creating a spectacular light display takes devotion and time — a lot of time. To be precise, it takes four days to set up and another 20 to 40 hours to sync with music for Flowery Branch resident Ley Hathcock. And he is not the only one.