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Pearl Harbor survivor Mack Abbott dies
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Mack Abbott
Savannah King
Updated: Jun 21, 2014, 4:17 AM
Published: Jun 20, 2014, 2:02 PM
Gainesville has lost one of its heroes. Pearl Harbor survivor Harvey “Mack” Abbott, 91, died Thursday. Arrangements are being handled by Memorial Park Funeral Home, and a celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the First United Methodist Church in Gainesville.
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Gainesville man arrested, charged with interfering with school bus after dropoff goes awry
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Nick Watson
The Times
Updated: Apr 3, 2025, 9:13 PM
Published: Apr 3, 2025, 8:51 PM
A Gainesville man was arrested after he followed a bus twice and held the bus doors open trying to get a child off the bus, according to authorities.
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