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Georgia State Patrol hangar dedicated at Gainesville airport
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Georgia State Patrol helicopter pilot Trooper First Class Ryan Holloway listens Friday as Gov. Nathan Deal speaks at the dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Georgia State Patrol hangar at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport in Gainesville. - photo by Tom Reed | The Times
More than 100 people, including the state’s governor, helped officially welcome the Georgia State Patrol’s aviation division to its new home Friday at Gainesville’s Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport.Gov. Nathan Deal, along with state, county and city officials, local and state law enforcement and community members joined the state patrol in officially opening the doors of an airport hanger that will act as the central office for the Gainesville division. “It’s a big weight off my shoulders,” said Sgt. Kevin Thompson, the unit’s commander and one of two pilots who will operate out of the hangar.