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Lake park popular over long weekend
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Bill Dreyer helps granddaughter Heidi put on a life vest Saturday at Mary Alice Park on Lake Lanier. - photo by Autumn Vetter
Inner tubes, beach umbrellas and picnic baskets were spread out along the shores of Lake Lanier at Mary Alice Park this past weekend. Chris and Shelly Young traveled from Ellenwood, near Stockbridge, to the park to spend Saturday afternoon with their friend Rachel Johnson and her 3-year-old son Dylan. The Youngs brought their children, Paige, 3, and Evan, 1.“It’s [Evan’s] first time at the beach,” said Shelly Young.
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Here’s how kids and cops shared an evening of Christmas shopping together
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The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office hosted its annual "Cops & Kids" shopping event on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, at the Walmart on Marketplace Boulevard. - photo by Ben Hendren
The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office and Sgt. D.P. Land Memorial FOP Lodge #82 hosted the annual "Cops & Kids" shopping event on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the Walmart on Market Place Boulevard.
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