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FROM OUR PUBLISHER<br />
After the princesses and superheroes have put away their costumes,<br />
and Christmas lights begin packing the retail shelves, the “merriment”<br />
seasons are officially underway.<br />
For young families, most months have more than their share<br />
of activities and demanding schedules—but November and<br />
December carry the greatest weight for pausing.<br />
Even with schedules that scream for attention, the majority<br />
in our hometowns take time to express thanksgiving for their<br />
multitude of blessings and to celebrate the greatest of all blessings<br />
– the birth of our only Savior.<br />
Our staff hopes this issue is a reminder of your blessings and<br />
gives you warm thoughts as you pause to reflect on your own<br />
countless blessings. From my office door I catch glimpses of staff<br />
members who are dedicated to completing their assignments<br />
and who continue to help meet those never-ending deadlines.<br />
Their names are listed on the editorial page of each of our<br />
ON THE COVER L-R: Rankin County Veterans - James Long, Jr., Maxey Phillips, Betty Newman, Charles Christian, John Bourgeois<br />
publications. I’m immensely grateful for their talents, attitudes,<br />
and willingness to work as a team.<br />
There are times that are stressful, and all will probably admit,<br />
there’s never a lot of downtime to small talk around the coffee pot.<br />
As we grow, and praise God that’s happening, additional jobs<br />
keep popping up which demand more work on everyone’s part.<br />
I’m blessed and grateful with a team like Hometown’s!<br />
As we set aside time in the next two months to share with<br />
our families and friends, let thanksgiving be at the top of each<br />
menu and gathering. We at Hometown Magazines consider<br />
our advertisers and readers high on OUR thanksgiving list and...<br />
if you are reading this, know that one more deadline was met!<br />
Let the merriment begin!<br />
...see you around town.<br />
IN THIS ISSUE<br />
The Way We Were 8<br />
Hometown High 5 12<br />
A Humble Hero 16<br />
Heart of Hometown 23<br />
Rankin Veterans 34<br />
Before & After 38<br />
Holiday Gift Guide 42<br />
Reader Spotlight 46<br />
Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet 52<br />
Hometown Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58<br />
A Place Called Raymond 64<br />
Kids Who Care 92<br />
The Time Coin 114<br />
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All rights reserved. No portion of Hometown Rankin may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. The management of Hometown Rankin is not responsible for opinions expressed by its writers or editors.<br />
Hometown Rankin maintains the unrestricted right to edit or refuse all submitted material. All advertisements are subject to approval by the publisher. The production of Hometown Rankin is funded by advertising.<br />
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