Town Prays and Rebuilds After Flood

McCaysville residents, officers, and volunteers gathered at City Hall on Sunday to pray for the flood-stricken town before returning to cleanup work.

Meanwhile, family and friends mourned flood victim Julie Barrs, 56, of Ellijay, a former Cobb County deputy and the first woman on the sheriff’s office SWAT team.

Elsewhere, 53 Jeeps and Broncos hit the road on a donation ride for area flood victims, and the Salvation Army will continue serving three meals daily at McCaysville City Park through Saturday.

McCaysville Police Chief Mike Earley said water service had been restored, but the water remained unsafe to drink.

  Carter Family Farm Sold for Preservation

The Conservation Fund acquired former President Jimmy Carter’s roughly 2,458-acre family farm outside Plains, where he grew up and returned throughout his life.

The property, separate from Carter’s boyhood farm in Archery that the National Park Service preserves, could open for hunting and fishing as soon as 2027.

The nonprofit paid $8.5 million and plans to transfer the land to the state Department of Natural Resources in 2028, expanding the Lanahassee Creek Wildlife Management Area to nearly 7,000 acres.

“For our family, this land was always about more than a farm,” grandson Jason Carter said.

Georgia Set to Salute Veterans

Gwinnett County will honor four veterans ages 100 to 107 at its Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Fallen Heroes Memorial in Lawrenceville.

Elsewhere, Loganville’s American Legion Post 233 will host an 11 a.m. ceremony and free luncheon, and Macon-Bibb County’s Operation Green Light will conclude its run, with county buildings and landmarks lit green for veterans.

Columbus will host the Tri-City Veterans Parade at 10 a.m. Saturday, crossing from Phenix City over the 13th Street bridge to Broadway.

The oldest of the veterans to be honored in Lawrenceville is 107-year-old Geraldine “Gerry” Huls, who served as an Army Nurse Corps second lieutenant in England during World War II.

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2. Thank a vet: 23%
3. Attend a parade/ceremony: 4%
4. All of the above: 13%
5. No special plans: 36%

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