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Lawrenceville New Year’s celebration canceled

Fireworks at Dunton Hot Springs, a luxury resort set in a former ghost town in the Colorado Rockies, which is offering a New Year’s package. A number of hotels around the country have created packages that include everything from dancing to a fireworks show, allowing New Year’s Eve travelers to avoid the usual been-there, done-that celebration. (Handout via The New York Times)
Fireworks at Dunton Hot Springs, a luxury resort set in a former ghost town in the Colorado Rockies, which is offering a New Year’s package. A number of hotels around the country have created packages that include everything from dancing to a fireworks show, allowing New Year’s Eve travelers to avoid the usual been-there, done-that celebration. (Handout via The New York Times)
By Arielle Kass
Dec 29, 2015

Heavy rain has extinguished Lawrenceville’s New Year’s celebration.

Lawrenceville Rings has been canceled because too much rain has saturated Lawrenceville Lawn, where there event was to be held. With additional storms expected, the grass would not have enough time to dry before the event.

The planned fireworks were also canceled.

About the Author

Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.

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