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Chapter 1 - The Groundbreaking
The next chapter in the Oak Hill library story began Thursday
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Many hands have helped bring the future Porter Memorial Branch Library to the brink of construction, and that team effort was clearly shown by the 18 people who broke ground Thursday morning.Representatives from the Craig Gaulden Davis architecture firm, Hogan Construction, Georgia Public Library Services, the Newton County Board of Commissioners, Newton County Facilities Inc., the Newton Library Board of Trustees and the Georgia House of Representatives all moved dirt Thursday, and many other people from the community attended as onlookers.District 1 Commissioner Mort Ewing spoke on behalf