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Photo slideshow: Juneteenth A historic celebration of freedom

Ricky Garrett of Cowboy Ricky BBQ gets ribs for a customer Saturday during the Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom Event in Gainesville. Juneteenth commemorates the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas on June 19, 1865, at the end of the Civil War. - photo by David Barnes

0618JUNETEENTH 0001 — Ricky Garrett of Cowboy Ricky BBQ gets ribs for a customer Saturday during the Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom Event in Gainesville. Juneteenth commemorates the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas on June 19, 1865, at the end of the Civil War. - photo by David Barnes

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Updated: Jun 18, 2017, 12:30 AM

Published: Jun 18, 2017, 12:27 AM

Gainesville residents celebrated a historic landmark of freedom Saturday with the annual Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom at the Midtown Greenway. The event marks the announcement of the end of the Civil War and enactment of the Emancipation Proclamation ending slavery in the U.S. on June 19, 1865. The annual festival included live music, vendor booths, poetry, speakers on history and health, voter registration and plenty of good food.

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Update: I-985 southbound reopens after closing due to separate vehicle fire, crash

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Updated: Apr 5, 2025, 12:17 AM

Published: Apr 4, 2025, 10:14 PM

Lanes have reopened after a vehicle fire and crash Friday, April 4, caused both southbound lanes of Interstate 985 to be blocked in the Flowery Branch area.

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