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Fireworks sales expected to sizzle after ban on shooting them off lifted
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Sparklers and fireworks ranging in price from under $5 to as much as $150 sit out on the shelves for customers Tuesday at Xtreme Xplosives Fireworks in Gainesville. The store is gearing up for firework sales after Gov. Nathan Deal recently lifted the ban on fireworks because of drought conditions. - photo by Erin O. Smith
A popular fireworks retailer in Gainesville is gearing up for brisk sales in the wake of Gov. Nathan Deal’s recent decision to lift a ban on shooting them off. Jason Sillay, owner of Xtreme Xplosives Fireworks, said he expects to stay busy until he closes his store, 984 Riverside Drive, at midnight on New Year’s Eve, which is Saturday.