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Paige Fry ·

From left: Gainesville residents Erich Marzolf, 55, and Michael Haynes, 26, help each other make sandbags at the Alachua County Public Works Department's sandbag location, located at 11855 NW U.S. Highway 441, on Thursday morning. The men are strangers, but they are both working to prepare for possible Hurricane Matthew water buildup. “See if I can protect the front of my house," Marzolf said. "We don’t have gutters.”

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In front of Gainesville Health and Fitness, stands an illuminated eagle sculpture statue in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States after its unveiling on June 30, in Gainesville, Fla.




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