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Hometown Rankin<br />
READER<br />
SPOTLIGHT<br />
Liz<br />
WELLS<br />
Why did you decide to make<br />
Rankin County your home?<br />
Shortly after getting married, my husband<br />
Brian and I moved from Hattiesburg,<br />
Mississippi, to Rankin County for him to<br />
start working for Flowood Fire Department.<br />
How long have you lived in Rankin<br />
County?<br />
This month will make eight years.<br />
Tell us about your family.<br />
Brian and I will be married nine years this<br />
month. We live in Florence with our two<br />
children, Morgan (5) and Graham (3). Brian<br />
has been in the fire service for over thirteen<br />
years and started Wells Carpentry in 2014.<br />
We enjoy spending our time together and<br />
being involved in our local community.<br />
What is your favorite memory of living<br />
in Rankin County?<br />
We have some great memories here in Rankin<br />
County. We have been able to start our family,<br />
buy our first home and launch our careers all<br />
while calling Rankin County home.<br />
Where are your three favorite places<br />
to eat in Rankin County?<br />
We love Amerigo, Mudbugs, and the new<br />
Genna Benna’s in downtown Brandon.<br />
What are some fun things to do in<br />
Rankin County on the weekends?<br />
Having small children, we love to be outside.<br />
Rankin County holds some of our favorite<br />
parks and picnic spots we visit frequently.<br />
A favorite outing for the kids is getting to<br />
visit their dad at the fire station.<br />
Share some things you enjoy doing in<br />
your spare time.<br />
Painting has become a newfound hobby.<br />
I also enjoy reading in my spare time.<br />
Who is someone you admire and why?<br />
My Mother, Kim Ewoldt. I have never<br />
known anyone who carried themselves<br />
with so much strength while also having the<br />
ability to be transparent and kind. She also<br />
raised five children and after having two<br />
of my own, she will always be my hero!<br />
Where do you see yourself ten years<br />
from now?<br />
I see myself still living in Rankin County,<br />
working for Community Bank. I have so<br />
much peace in this season of my life, there<br />
isn’t much I’d want to change in the years<br />
to come.<br />
What are three things on your<br />
bucket list?<br />
Travel to Scotland. Complete the Spartan<br />
Trifecta. Go on a family vacation to Disney<br />
World.<br />
What is your favorite childhood<br />
memory?<br />
One of my favorite memories was when I<br />
traveled to India with my dad. I was sixteen<br />
and we partnered with local missionaries.<br />
Our church supported and built a church.<br />
Seeing their culture and lifestyle was so<br />
beautiful and humbling. The individual<br />
people we met were incredible.<br />
If you could give us one encouraging<br />
quote, what would it be?<br />
If you know me very well, you have probably<br />
heard me say this, “You can teach what you<br />
know, but you can only reproduce who you<br />
are.” This is something my dad taught my<br />
siblings and me growing up, and something<br />
I remind myself of daily. Character and<br />
integrity outlast any form of knowledge you<br />
could ever gain.<br />
What is your favorite thing about<br />
Hometown Magazines?<br />
I love that the vision and heart of Hometown<br />
Magazine is to connect to the local businesses<br />
and people that we see every day. l<br />
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