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Are you running the Peachtree Road Race this year? Are you cheering on someone who is? If you'll be along the famous route this July 4th, FOX 5 wants you to share your photos with us!
Are you running the Peachtree Road Race this year? Are you cheering on someone who is? If you'll be along the famous route this July 4th, FOX 5 wants you to share your photos with us!
SNELLVILLE, Ga. -
A Marine from Gwinnett County made it home from Afghanistan just in time for Independence Day. It's made this July 4 one that his mom will never forget.
When Lance Cpl. Sean Hayes arrived home Friday night, he was met with a big celebration.
"I had the best hug of my life. The best hug of my life," said Sean's mother Jody Hayes.
Sean Hayes spent seven months in patrolling the streets in Afghanistan.
"I'm a M203 grenadier, grenade launcher. Basically, I carry M-16 with a grenade launcher," said Hayes said.
While Sean says he has a different perspective on his own freedom since serving as a Marine, his mom said this is a bittersweet time.
"It was a long seven months, I prayed a lot," Jody Hayes said.
As a concerned mom for her only child, Jody was part of a support group made up of mothers who prayed their sons and daughters would make it home for this red, white and blue celebration.
"I get all the notices of those that have given. Sometimes when it comes time to celebrate, I can't help but also feel for the moms and families who are missing their loved ones," said Jody Hayes. "I'm the proudest mom. He left a boy, came home a man. He has such an appreciation for life."
Sean Hayes just turned 20. He's stationed at Camp Lejeune and is awaiting his next orders.
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The fox responsible for biting two Newton County elementary school students while they played on their school's playground remains on the loose.
The fox that bit two Newton County elementary school students while they played on the playground is still on the loose. Animal control authorities tell FOX 5 someone from Rocky Plains Elementary School reported a fox sighting on campus one day before the boys were attacked.
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State leaders and military dignitaries took part in an annual Memorial Day ceremony at the state Capitol on Thursday.
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The jury has found Michael Parson guilty on all eight counts in the shooting of his wife outside their Sandy Springs apartment.The woman, Adina Parson, survived after being shot eight times.
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Lance Cpl. Sean Hayes spent seven months in patrolling the streets in Afghanistan.
