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Why these siblings are launching balloons during Fourth of July festivities
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Audrey McElroy, left, and her brother, Jack, are leading the launch of a pair of balloons with radio equipment from the Cumming Fairgrounds on Thursday, July 4, 2019, during the city of Cumming's July Fourth festivities. (Photo courtesy McElroy family)
Before Independence Day fireworks at the Cumming Fairgrounds, the McElroy family and the Sawnee Amateur Radio Association are planning their own launch as part of the city of Cumming’s Fourth of July festivities.