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New giant chicken to make Jingle Mingle debut
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Michael Hendrix, left, with Jose Baires gestures at the body of the new steel chicken that will sit atop Main Street Market beginning Nov. 14, 2017. The chicken was welded by students at Lanier Technical College and transported to the square Nov. 13. - photo by Nick Bowman
A giant chicken made of steel received a VIP police escort into Gainesville Monday. The structure will be hoisted on the roof of Main Street Market with heavy equipment starting around 9 a.m. Tuesday in time for Thursday’s traditional lighting of the chicken during the Jingle Mingle event downtown.