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Dedication.................................................................................................................................... 4
Tallulah’s Gorgeous Gorge (Jessica Weems) ......................................................................by Will Seaman
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Educating Appalachia (Lisa Patterson) .............................................................................. by Seth Justice 8
The Appeal of Being a Judge (Bryan Rickman) ........................................................ by Emily Grace Davis 12
A “Ruff ” Time (Davis Gerrells) ...................................................................................... by Emiliano Ortiz 15
Tales of Appalachia (Tina Lee) ........................................................................................ by Cory Keller 19
Pure and Potable (Christian Lovell) .................................................................................. by Abbye Carver 27
Lost at Sea But Not in Our Hearts (Buford L. Thompson) ........................................... by Nathan Thompson 30
Patchin’ It Up (Joan Akins) ......................................................................................... by Skylar Krockum 33
Oldies But Goodies (John Jowers) ....................................................................................by Mike Swager 39
Combat and Communism (Canon Ramey) ...................................................................... by Kiley Turner 41
Brothers, Bikes, Burgers & More (Joel Johnson) ........................................................... by Kaden Taylor 45
When the Bell Rings (Doc Pollard) ...............................................................................by Jackson Lowry 46
Thanks for Frank (Frank Andrews) .........................................................................................by Aby Soto 48
Let’s Have a Ball ! (Roy Quilliams) ....................................................................................by Evans Palmer 54
Lighting the Way (Thad Bynum) .....................................................................................by Elijah Bryner 57
Heard it Through the Georgia Grapevine (Carl Fakler) ........................................ by Audry Schomburg 60
A March With the Marshal (Truie Miller) .......................................................................by Riley Greene 64
CLC is the Place to Be (Sherry Clow) ............................................................................by Dawson Bailey 66
Planting Memories (Harold Nix) ....................................................................................by Bryce Weaver 69
Gavin Holcomb & Joley Hunter................................................................................................ 71
Appalachian Born and Raised (Mark Beck) ..........................................by the 5th Grade S.W.I.S. Students 72
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