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PUBLISHER & EDITOR<br />
Tahya Dobbs<br />
CFO<br />
Kevin Dobbs<br />
CONSULTING EDITOR<br />
Mary Ann Kirby<br />
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE<br />
Karla Johnson<br />
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT<br />
Alisha Floyd<br />
SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER<br />
Brenda McCall<br />
PROJECT ASSISTANT<br />
Elise Sears<br />
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER<br />
Othel Anding<br />
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER<br />
Destiny Tillery<br />
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS<br />
Camille Anding<br />
Dani Edmonson<br />
Charla Jordan<br />
Susan Marquez<br />
Suzanne Ross<br />
EDITORIAL INTERN<br />
Olivia Halverson<br />
LAYOUT DESIGN<br />
Daniel Thomas - 3dt<br />
You might call our magazine the “High 5” Magazine. That’s because we continue to congratulate and<br />
publicize those individuals and groups that are part of the reason we love to call Brandon our hometown.<br />
In this issue we help David Frederick, owner of Frederick’s, celebrate 25 years of service. That’s a<br />
milestone for any business!<br />
Then there are two choice servants in education that are officially retiring from our Brandon schools–<br />
Kelli Adcock ad Lisa Hudson. Kelli was the kind principal that selected the perfect teacher for CandyLee<br />
when we moved to Brandon. It was CandyLee’s first grade year, and the sadness of leaving her Delta<br />
home didn’t need to be compounded by a less than perfect school beginning. Kelli used her educational<br />
skills, plus compassion, to place CandyLee with Mrs. Jacobson, another teacher we’ll never forget.<br />
Lisa Hudson and her family have been dear friends for years. All three of my children, plus countless<br />
others, would surely have starved without Lisa’s loaning them lunch money. Lisa also used her gifted<br />
“educational sensors” to keep in touch and aware of the different needs<br />
our children experienced while they were in school. Her impact, along<br />
with Kelli’s, has touched a remarkable number of lives. I’m extremely<br />
grateful our lives have been among that blessed number.<br />
May their lives continue to be role models for future-aspiring<br />
teachers and administrators. And happy summer to all….especially<br />
those are still in the 9 to 5 work mode!<br />
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Brandon, MS 39042<br />
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In this issue The Way We Were ................. 6<br />
A Model of Success................ 10<br />
For the Love of Crossgates ......... 18<br />
The Magnolias............24<br />
#IANSTRONG ..................... 36<br />
Retiring Teachers .................48<br />
Kids Q&A.........................54<br />
Garden Club ...................... 62<br />
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