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Church gets trained on weapons, situational awareness
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Wearing red caps, Jeff Southerland, left, and Rodney Smith, middle, assist Tim Voyles and Houston Allen on the firing line, respectively. Smith taught members of Canaan Baptist Church Saturday in Murrayville on drawing from the holster to firing. - photo by Nick Watson
Behind the chicken houses of a Murrayville farm, a handful of Canaan Baptist Church members lined up Saturday in front of a set of green paper targets. “If I say ‘threat,’ stab back out,” said Rodney Smith, director of the Georgia Firearms and Security Training Academy. Smith and his instructors were leading a training session for the church members, who have been instructed on active threats, situational awareness, carry laws and the use of deadly force.
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More housing could come to East Main Street in Flowery Branch. Here’s where
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Plans call for 64 townhomes off East Main Street in Flowery Branch. Amenities would include a dog park and swimming pool and cabana. - photo by Jeff Gill
A plan for 64 townhomes off East Main Street in Flowery Branch is set to go before the Flowery Branch City Council on Thursday, April 3.
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