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Gainesville church to display Nativity scenes from around the world

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to hold festival Dec. 3-6

Visitors check out the Festival of Nativity during a previous year at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1234 Riverside Drive in Gainesville.

1128nativity1 — Visitors check out the Festival of Nativity during a previous year at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1234 Riverside Drive in Gainesville.

Amy McDonald

Updated: Nov 28, 2015, 5:40 AM

Published: Nov 27, 2015, 4:12 PM

Christmas is celebrated worldwide with different traditions across the globe. From Prague to Perth, Australia, to Philadelphia, Christians display scenes of the miraculous birth of Jesus Christ in their homes and churches to signify of the meaning of Christmas. In Gainesville, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints takes that single tradition and increases it to an exponential amount.

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‘Something that needed to be done’: Markers to line Green Street for Memorial Day

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

05152024 VETERANS 3.jpg — 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

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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