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PUBLISHER & EDITOR<br />
Tahya A. Dobbs<br />
CFO<br />
Kevin W. Dobbs<br />
CONSULTING EDITOR<br />
Mary Ann Kirby<br />
SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER<br />
Brenda McCall<br />
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE<br />
Karla Johnson<br />
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS<br />
Camille Anding<br />
Jessi George<br />
Olivia Halverson<br />
Mary Ann Kirby<br />
Susan Marquez<br />
Erin Williams<br />
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER<br />
Othel Anding<br />
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT<br />
Alisha Floyd<br />
LAYOUT DESIGN<br />
Daniel Thomas - 3dt<br />
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Who would have thought one store could offer every retail item imaginable? No, it’s not<br />
Wal-Mart. It’s the app store on our electronic devices. Electronic technology has brought the<br />
world into our homes with virtual tours through endless catalogs plus the added luxury of<br />
having orders delivered to our front doors.<br />
It’s a convenience that most would add to their Thanksgiving list, but is there a hidden cost<br />
to that convenience? Absolutely! Imagine the empty storefront windows and how our business<br />
landscape could change if there were no walk-in customers. With closed businesses would come<br />
depleted sales tax revenues. That would mean an end or reduction to many of our services we<br />
normally take for granted. Police and fire protection, K-12 education and environmental<br />
projects are just a few that would be affected.<br />
I’m certain brick-and-mortar businesses are grappling with their future and how to stay<br />
afloat in the rapidly advancing cyber world. An obvious solution for our hometown businesses<br />
would be walk-in customers spending locally.<br />
“Tis the season” when we celebrate the greatest Gift ever given.<br />
The majority in our hometown will be a part of that celebration<br />
by giving and receiving gifts. Buying those gifts locally in brickand-mortar<br />
stores could help impact all of us in multiple ways.<br />
Please keep that in mind as you ride down our streets and<br />
enjoy the displays of Christmas lights and decorations. You can<br />
be a part of a special cycle that helps make that,<br />
and much more, continue.<br />
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In this issue Memories of the Heart . . . . . . . . 14<br />
Alpha Delta Kappa . . . . . . . . . 20<br />
Meals with Love 26<br />
Flying for Good . . . . . . . . . 30<br />
ATropical Christmas . . . .38<br />
West Rankin Girl Scouts 50<br />
Bringing the Past to Life 60<br />
Remembering Cash . . . . . . . . 78<br />
The Michael Guest Family . . . . . 86<br />
Hometown Rankin • 7
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