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PUBLISHER Lange Svehlak lsvehlak @ athensreview. com
Goodbye summer, hello fall
Summer is over and fall has arrived, with cooler breezes beginning to blow across East Texas. School has started and the glow of the Friday night lights has returned, with some very exciting football action expected this season.
Spotlighted in this issue is the historic Tomato Bowl, designated as the No. 1 high school football stadium in Texas through a contest sponsored by Dave Campbell’ s Texas Football. Enjoy a little history on Jacksonville High School’ s stadium as well as highlights from a special community celebration commemorating the honor.
In this edition we also visit Vine on Main, celebrating its fourth anniversary; as well as Bob Lee Bows, a premier bow maker located right here in Cherokee County; and columnist Chris Keller educates us on Czech born, German engineered Pilsner. Also, look for a few familiar faces in our Around Town photo pages.
PennyLynn Webb
PennyLynn Editor of Jacksonville Daily Progress and Cherokee County Living
I’ d like to express a special thank you to our readers and advertisers for making this magazine possible and supporting local journalism.
Beyond the pages of Cherokee County Living, the Jacksonville Daily Progress invites you to follow along with the news of the day throughout our print and digital outlets: the printed-edition of the Jacksonville Daily Progress and our web home page jacksonvilleprogress. com.
Wishing you the best fall season, with lots of community and family fun!
EDITOR PennyLynn Webb editor @ jacksonvilleprogress. com
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Michelle Dillon mdillon @ jacksonvilleprogress. com Jay Neal Chris Keller
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