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Letter From the Editor

Letter From the Editor

A nurse walked down the hallway his mother walked decades before he did. Beep … beep … he could hear the sounds from patients’ rooms. He kept a small keepsake pinned to his scrubs, a pin his mother...

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Letter From the Editor

Letter From the Editor

The people of the year 1000 faced division, uncertainty, and fear for the future. They didn’t know it then, but they stood at the edge of change, transitioning from the Dark Ages to the Middle Ages....

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Shanon Stowe: Faith in Action

Shanon Stowe: Faith in Action

In the summer of 2019, Shanon Stowe, a longtime member of Canvas Community Church and an active volunteer in the community, sat quietly in reflection. In that stillness, she believes, came a vision...

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Letter From the Editor

Letter From The Editor

AUTUMN SETTLES into our town like a puppy in a warm bed. There’s a magic in the air that only this season can bring. Golden leaves drift gently from the trees, painting the sidewalks in shades of...

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Embracing Second Chances

Embracing Second Chances

IN THE dimly lit hallways of the Franklin County and Coffee County recovery courts, a new kind of hope now walks the halls where remnants of past mistakes once lingered. Allen Burnette was once...

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A Hero’s Homecoming

A Hero’s Homecoming

THE CROWD gathered as Eric Frazier wheeled himself onto the front porch of his new home. Emotions were high — the kind that binds a community together in moments of sincere honor and reflection....

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Empowering Coffee County

Empowering Coffee County

EVERY DAY, Coffee County Bank’s dynamic environment contributes to the revitalization of the community, making it a little better than it was the day before. Phones ring, papers rustle, and...

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Turning Trash Into Treasure

Turning Trash Into Treasure

MRS. WANDA Campbell’s day at the Manchester Recycling Center begins each week with the sun rising over a stream of cars pulling in, the trunks filled with cardboard, plastic, and glass. With a warm...

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