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High pollen counts continue, affect Northeast Georgia residents
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Gainesville Parks and Recreation’s Scott Lathem blows the pollen from the sidewalks Monday afternoon at Longwood Park.
It’s hard to miss. Pollen season is here, and the common spring allergen is covering cars and triggering sneezes across the region. The Northeast Georgia Research Center at the Allergy and Asthma Clinic of Northeast Georgia is a certified counting station for the area, and Dr. John Yarbrough said pollen counts reached above 4,000 in the last two weeks.