Gainesville faring well with no power outages

Count the residents of Gainesville among the lucky ones in the storm.

As of 6 a.m. Thursday, the town’s electrical providers reported no power outages despite an additional two inches of sleet and snow that fell overnight.

Most of the major thoroughfares had been plowed, though surface streets are coated with a thick layer of compacted snow and ice.

The hometown of Gov. Nathan Deal, Gainesville is 54 miles northeast of Atlanta and has a population just under 200,000.

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