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How after 70 years, Newtown Florist Club keeps advocating for health of historic black community
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Newtown Florist Club Executive Director Faye Bush places a black bow on the mailbox of a sick Newtown resident during the Toxic Tour of the area in 1993.
Nick Watson
The Times
Published: Feb 1, 2020, 9:22 PM
Rose Johnson and the other kids would play in the streets of Newtown as yellow grain dust fell. The dust’s odor is something she cannot shake.
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PHOTOS: NGHS chief executive Carol Burrell honored at retirement reception
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Retiring President and CEO of Northeast Georgia Health System Carol Burrell visits with well-wishers Thursday, April 3, 2025, during a reception in her honor at the Boathouse at Lake Lanier Olympic Park.

by Scott Rogers
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