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Single mom loses home & wedding chapel business in Brantley County wildfire

Published: April 23, 2026 at 10:33 AM

Brantley County wedding chapel owner Ginger Hunter told News4JAX that she lost her home, business, and nearly all her belongings in the wildfire that ripped through the community this week.

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