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Following the Aug. 3, 2024, ceremony, the Sheppard family took photos in front of the monument with those involved with the event. Pictured from left are Stacey Sheppard, Danielle Smoot, Madison Sheppard Wigginton, Reed Sheppard and Jeff Sheppard. | PHOTO BY MADISON NANTZ
Basketball Legacy Ceremony pays tribute to Sheppard family, more
BY MADISON NANTZ Staff Writer
The London-Laurel Tourist Commission hosted a ceremony at the London- Laurel Wellness Park last August to honor and celebrate the Sheppard family as well as a century’ s worth of the community’ s extensive list of local basketball champions. The champions ranged from those of 1924 to 2024.
“ They stand out, as parents, as children, and as grandparents and all,”
Tom Handy, former chair of the tourist commission, said of the Sheppard family— new Houston Rocket Reed Sheppard, sister Madison and parents Jeff and Stacey.“ They’ re a wonderful family and they represent basketball and tradition in this county.”
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