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What it will take to move historic family cemetery to Alta Vista
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Alta Vista Cemetery in Gainesville will be the final resting place for a historic family cemetery that has been on private property in North Hall for nearly 60 years. - photo by Scott Rogers
Jeff Gill
The Times
Published: Jan 17, 2020, 4:00 PM
Handle with care is perhaps one way to describe the task ahead for Southeastern Archeological Services of Athens. The company is overseeing the digging up of a 19th century Thompson family cemetery, containing graves of one of Hall County’s founding families, and then moving it from its current spot off Lake Lanier to Alta Vista Cemetery in Gainesville.
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Hall, Gainesville school systems respond to Trump’s order to dismantle Department of Education
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Gainesville City School Board office, top, and the Hall County Schools District Central office - photo by Scott Rogers
Ben Anderson
The Times
Published: Mar 26, 2025, 8:07 PM
President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to shut down the U.S. Department of Education.
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