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FROM OUR PUBLISHER
Regardless of the up and down temps,
sporadic balmy and chilly winds along
with DAYS of rain, I see the stacks of
soil compost and fertilizers growing
in yard and garden businesses. For some,
that stirs that green thumb syndrome
of which a lot of people were endowed.
I didn’t receive that endowment.
I do remember watching my granddaddy
work with soil - the tilling, plowing
and planting. I never had to ask him if
he enjoyed his work in that garden plot.
It was obvious because of the time he
spent and the sweat that confirmed
his hard work.
For me, the preparation of the garden’s
produce was my contribution. I would
sit near my grandmother with a dishpan
of peas in my lap while we watched
episodes of The Price is Right. This was
before pea-shelling automation - that
contraption that ended purple thumbs
and fond memories of pea-shelling.
Yes, I’m thankful for air-conditioned
offices, and a job where I meet and deal
with people in the business world. Even
though I didn’t take after my granddaddy’s
love-of-the-soil dedication, I am grateful
for his tireless and loving example of
hard work and optimistic outlook on
reaping what he sowed.
No matter what your religious
position, “reaping what you sow” is
actually a bona fide concept. It’s one
I would advocate, whether you’re
pounding the pavement or turning
over topsoil. Spring is coming; time
for planting. However, it’s always time
to sow seeds of kindness and respect
and help make our hometown the
place where its people love to live
and do business! l
HOMETOWN STAFF
IN THIS ISSUE
Reader Spotlight 9
The Beginning of Our Ever After 28
I’m Just Kidding 12
Seeing Double 36
PUBLISHER & EDITOR
Tahya A. Dobbs
CFO
Kevin W. Dobbs
CONSULTING EDITOR
Mary Ann Kirby
If Love Could Heal 16
Hometown Goodness 22
The Chalkboard 50
The Time Coin 58
SPECIAL PROJECTS
MANAGER
Brenda McCall
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
Lindsey Dees
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
Jenna Nottingham
ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSISTANT
Alisha Floyd
LAYOUT DESIGN
Daniel Thomas - 3dt
SPECIAL PROJECTS
ASSISTANT
Meagan Pitts
SPECIAL PROJECTS
ASSISTANT
Caroline Hodges
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Othel Anding
...see you around town.
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