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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade photos
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Deacon Roy L. Griffin Sr. of Springfield, the grand marshal, waves at the crowd Monday. - photo by Mark Lastinger/staff
SPRINGFIELD -- The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Observance Day Parade was conducted in sunny, chilly weather Monday morning.
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Rep. Buddy Carter: Granddaughters Survived Texas Camp Flooding That Killed Their Cousin
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Rep. Buddy Carter spoke publicly about the loss of his granddaughters' cousin in the Texas flooding.
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., who represents Effingham County, said his twin granddaughters survived catastrophic flooding at Camp Mystic in Texas, but their 9-year-old cousin, Janie Hunt, was killed. Carter shared the heartbreaking news on social media and in interviews with Fox News, CNN, and Atlanta News First, revealing that Janie’s body was found on her mother’s birthday. Carter said his granddaughters survived by climbing onto a roof and waiting for rescue.
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