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Women overwhelmed by support after Irma destroys home
Community comes together for pair displaced by storm damage
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From left, Hall County Fire Services Sgt. Derrick McCollum, Cathy Georgia, Gwen Cummings, Sgt. Kody Savage and Sgt. Jason Edwards pose for a picture. Georgia and Cummings said they were “overwhelmed” by the support after a tree destroyed their home during Tropical Storm Irma. - photo by For The Times
Cathy Georgia and partner Gwen Cummings couldn’t hear the giant red oak tree coming their way. “All of the sudden we just felt this tremendous vibration. I didn’t even hear it, and she didn’t hear it either. She just yelled, ‘Run,’” Georgia said of the storm Sept. 11.