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Photo slideshow: Juneteenth A historic celebration of freedom
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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
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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How planning board voted on proposed gas station, restaurants on Spout Springs Road in South Hall
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A gas station and a building for restaurants are proposed off Spout Springs Road in South Hall. - photo by Jeff Gill
A gas station and a building for two restaurants could be built across from the Spout Springs Library near the entrance to Sterling on the Lake.
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