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How 911 dispatchers, Gainesville police are helping homeless for Christmas
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911 dispatcher Amanda Letson, right, hands out blankets and other needed items Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, at a homeless camp. The dispatcher group was joined by Gainesville Police during the event. - photo by Scott Rogers
With the dropping temperatures, Dianne Smith and other members of the Gainesville homeless camp near the Industrial Boulevard railroad tracks are taking all of the blankets they can get their hands on to protect themselves from the freezing ground.