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FROM OUR CONSULTING EDITOR
Is it just me or does it seem
like the years are flying by?
I’ve been in somewhat of a vortex, it seems, ever since March of 2020. Then
as I try to recall specific events, it’s hard to remember if it was 2020 or 2021.
And here we are now in February of 2022! In the words of the Grateful Dead,
what a long, strange trip it’s been. So, here’s to a wonderfully bright, and
ever-present new year!
We’re excited to introduce you to some of our friends and neighbors in this,
the first issue of 2022. Amanda Jones is a Clinton native through and through
and now she’s the director of communications and tourism for the City of
Clinton! In an era where so many of our young people seem to want to move
away, it’s always refreshing to have them stay and plant the roots for the next
generation. We’re so happy Amanda and her family have done just that.
And then there’s Jarred Couch. At only 22-years old, Jarred is an old soul
with a perspective on life that many of us much older than he could learn
from. He’s challenged himself both spiritually and physically and the results
of that has been complete life-change. But his perspective always remained
the same—that God loves each of us just as we are, and that’s really the only
thing that matters. Amen to that!
I hope you enjoy this issue of Hometown Clinton. We are so grateful to you,
our readers and advertisers, for allowing us to tell these stories. After all,
they’re YOUR stories. So, thank you.
– Mary Ann Kirby, Consulting Editor
ON THE COVER Amanda and Dustin Jones with their girls Addie and Anna Lois
HOMETOWN STAFF
PUBLISHER & EDITOR
Tahya Dobbs
CFO
Kevin Dobbs
CONSULTING EDITOR
Mary Ann Kirby
IN THIS ISSUE
The Way We Were 8
Hometown Family 12
Matters of the Heart 18
Salute to First Responders 24
The Art of Communication 28
Kids Who Care 34
Life Choices 44
The Time Coin 50
SPECIAL PROJECTS
MANAGER
Brenda McCall
SPECIAL PROJECTS
ASSISTANT
Caroline Hodges
ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSISTANT
Alisha Floyd
ACCOUNT
EXECUTIVE
Kim Cochran
...see you around town.
ACCOUNT
EXECUTIVE
Tammy Haynes-Pecoul
LAYOUT DESIGN
Daniel Thomas
3dt
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Othel Anding
ADVERTISING
ASSISTANT
Lexie Ownby
....see you around town.
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