What Independence Day 2019 meant to Hall County residents - Gainesville Times

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What Independence Day 2019 meant to Hall County residents

Rigo Gutierrez, left, and his wife Lindsay of Gainesville wait for the fireworks to begin during a Fourth of July celebration at Laurel Park on Thursday, July 4, 2019. - photo by Austin Steele

07052019 FOURTH 010.jpg — Rigo Gutierrez, left, and his wife Lindsay of Gainesville wait for the fireworks to begin during a Fourth of July celebration at Laurel Park on Thursday, July 4, 2019. - photo by Austin Steele

A booming, colorful blast of fireworks capped the annual Independence Day celebration at Laurel Park in North Hall, a stirring display that awed hundreds of families and dozens of military veterans gathered for the festivities.