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House named 'hometown hero'
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Local kayaker Morgan House will be honored as a "hometown hero" during a reception at 4-6 p.m. Tuesday at Peach State Bank on Washingon Street in downtown Gainesville.

House recently returned from a Olympic qualifying competition in Canada and Hungary, where he fell just short of making the 2008 Olympic team.

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High school baseball: Cherokee Bluff bats emerge from early hibernation to blast West Hall
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Cherokee Bluff's Gabe Gowder pitches against West Hall on April 8, 2025 in Flowery Branch. Photo by Bill Murphy
Bryce Fontenot and Ethan England each hit two home runs and Bubba Coleman also goes deep, while Gabe Gowder ties a school record with his eighth win of the season as the Bears win opener of a critical Region 8-3A series.
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