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School shoppers load up on tax-free bargains
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Savanna Kennedy, 13, and mom, Nancy Kennedy, look for shirts to buy Saturday at J.C. Penney in Gainesville as part of the tax-free weekend for back-to-school shopping. - photo by CHARLES PHELPS
A new school year brings new shoes, clothes, backpacks for students and a lengthy supply list to fill for the first day of class. Shoppers stocked up on those items Friday and Saturday during the state’s tax-free weekend before the new school year begins Monday in Gainesville and Hall County. The list of what was exempted from state and local taxes included school supplies, clothes, shoes and computer supplies.