Some of the Brantley County fire survivors are living with relatives. Some are sleeping in cars. Others need to rely on charity, because everything they have is now ash.
Nearly a month since the blaze ravaged this bucolic part of southern Georgia, the families whose homes and businesses were destroyed are trying to get back a semblance of normal life, like Ginger Hunter. A mother of four, Hunter’s small wedding business in Waynesville along with her daughter’s neighboring dress shop and their family home burned completely.
Her family has no power and no roof — and no savings to rebuild. But the family rallied Saturday to celebrate her 18-year-old son’s graduation from Heritage Christian Academy in Brunswick. Just like she does every day, she turned to her faith to find the strength and resources to get back on her feet.
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