Hall County breaks ground at long-awaited Butler Park in Gainesville - Gainesville Times

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Hall County breaks ground at long-awaited Butler Park in Gainesville

The Rev. Eugene Whelchel says a blessing over the ground Nov. 4, 2021, at the planned Butler Park south of Gainesville. With him are the Rev. Rose Johnson, left, the Rev. Michael Thurmond, center, and the Rev. Victor Lamar Johnson. - photo by Shannon Casas

11042021 BUTLER 9.jpg — The Rev. Eugene Whelchel says a blessing over the ground Nov. 4, 2021, at the planned Butler Park south of Gainesville. With him are the Rev. Rose Johnson, left, the Rev. Michael Thurmond, center, and the Rev. Victor Lamar Johnson. - photo by Shannon Casas

E.E. Butler High School alumni rejoiced as Hall County officials broke ground on the long-delayed Butler Park, which will be constructed next to what used to be the historically Black school, now called The E.E. Butler Center.