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Drug court helps man give back
From addict to environmentalist, program helps graduate turn life around
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Corey Cantrell is all smiles during Hall County Drug Court’s graduation ceremony Friday afternoon at First Baptist Church in Gainesville. Like all drug court graduates, Cantrell overcame great adversity during the course of his recovery. During Friday’s ceremony, he was presented with a countywide community service award from Keep Hall Beautiful.
Hall County Superior Court Judge Jason Deal, who heads the drug court program, led the latest graduation ceremony Friday, which featured well wishes and words of advice for the four graduates. The success story of the day belonged to Gainesville native Corey Cantrell, who went from being a defiant skeptic of the program to a role model for fellow participants. “I’m proud to say that we named our community service worker of the year Corey Cantrell,” said Scott Broome, program coordinator for Keep Hall Beautiful.