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Traveling Through History (Josh Scott) ...........................................by Hayden Deslich and Adrian Aguilar 4
More Than a Job (Stephen Arbitter) ..................................................................................by Katie Sheilds 12
#Zip Happy at Highlands Aerial Park (George Powell) ...................................................by Eli Damron 16
Life, Liberty and the S.A.R. (Lynwood Cash) ................................................................by Molly Mazarky 19
Cuttin’ Up (Milton Speed) ................................................................................................by Paul Picciotti 22
School Bound (Jaye Masters) ............................................................................................by Itzia Vasquez 24
Rabun Born & Bred (Roger Dean Carnes) .............................................................................by Tessa Lane 27
The Church On the Mountain (Doris Carpenter) ..............................................................by Isaac Craig 34
Service with a Smile (Rick Michaels) .........................................................................by Ashlynn Blackwell 36
Life from Two Perspectives (Josefa Ordaz) ........................................................... by Quetaly Diaz Ordaz 41
Welcome! the Rabun County Welcome Center (Tony Allred) ................................ by Macy McWhorter 43
Loving the Lake Life (Jolaine Hall) ............................................................................ by Christina Keller 46
Farmer Boy (Ralph Welch) ............................................................................................... by Cooper Welch 50
Garlic Bread and Good Times (Krystina Gaglio) .................................................................by Abby Sego 53
Planting Memories (Ricky James) .............................................................................. by Naomi Hopkins 56
Smokin Hot (Ryan Peacock) .......................................................................................... by Trent Thompson 60
So Far Away from Home (Miledy Gonzalez) . ................................................................by Vanessa Balderas 64
Sitting Around by the Fire with Grandpa (Ellis Henry) .............................................by Celton Littrell 66
Radio’n Rabun (Scott Mazarky) ....................................................................................by Gabbie Horner 68
Cookin’ It Up (Charlene Johnson) ............................................by Savannah Sanchez (Interview by Talan Adams) 71
Small Town, Big Vision (Melissa Williams) .................................................by the 5th Grade S.W.I.S. Students 72
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