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I’M HOT... Page 18 Land & Legends Page 2 Volume 1, Number 1 • 24 Pages April 15, 1998 Statesville. NC 28677 • 500 PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE CROSSROADS OF THE CAROLINAS Hello Iredell FROM OUT OF THE PAST this photograph captures a time when a trip to town friendships, catching up on the news and sharing the latest crop information. meant renewing old Photo - Bob Plyler CONGRATULATIONS IREDELL — You have just given birth to a bouncing 24-page weekly newspaper! Cigars would be in order,* but given I the state of tobacco, we’ll have to I settle for bubble gum. (Just kidding, i all you dentists.) Anyway, to all you people who held our hand, gave us strong shoulders to lean on, kept us on track and ° when we faltered, gave us a swift kick in the south end, thank you. Now, -back to the baby. You’ll notice she (we’ll call it a “she”) is, about the size of a small country ham. As parents, we think she’s easy toJiold, delightful to look at and easy to read. By its very nature, a paper that comes once a week is not designed to take the place of a good daily. What this paper can do is take time to smell the roses. We’re interested in you, your neigh bors, the people across town arfd in the county. What you do is more important than the lead story on the CBS Evening News. s So, here it is. A newspaper, like all , enterprises, is hard work, but we’re going to have fun. You’re invited to come along for the ride. Should we forget to havei'un, feel free to apply your size twelve shoe to the appro priate southern spot.
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