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August 17, 2015. Creating the ‘ski lodge’. April 27, 2015. By Mountain Rural Telephone Cooperative. How creativity and Lowe’s restored a high school library. Sascha Creech, a library media specialist for Wolfe County High School, led the restoration of the library. After storms ripped across the county on a March night in 2012, Sascha Creech and her family raced to the building attended by generations of students. A rebuilding partner: The Lowe’s Toolbox for Education. The grant was made through the Lowe...

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Highland – Highland website

August 17, 2015. Wild and Scenic – Lessons in solitude and beauty on the Obed River. July 28, 2015. By Highland Telephone Cooperative. In the two years since first dipping a kayak paddle into the water, Alyce Wellons realized the places where whitewater flows capture the imagination. Photos courtesy of Kirk Eddlemon. Instructor Kirk Eddlemon, who wrote Whitewater of the Southern Appalachians, hopes to introduce many others to the Obed as the school expands into the area. A pearl of a river. Pure water, s...

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WKT – WKT Website

August 17, 2015. Calling all curious kids (and adults, too). April 28, 2015. Discovery Park of America continues to engage, entertain and enlighten. The Discovery Park of America hosted more than 295,000 visitors in its first year of operation in Union City, Tennessee. The Discovery Park of America has established itself as a major tourist attraction. It’s also become an economic boost to Northwest Tennessee. And it’s a hub for learning. Every inch of the park is built with that purpose in mind. It h...

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New Hope – New Hope Website

August 17, 2015. July 27, 2015. Melissa Ramski belted out numerous classic country songs and a few of her own during the NHTC Annual Meeting held on May 19. Career aspirations frequently lead to relocation, and for singers and songwriters determined to leave their mark, Music City has long been that destination. Originally from Ulysses, Kansas, Melissa Ramski, 24, has lived in Nashville six years, while chasing her dream of being a country singer. A family on the move. At age 18, Melissa’s family bought ...

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Peoples Rural telephone Cooperative. August 17, 2015. Earle Combs: ‘just a country boy from Kentucky’. April 28, 2015. Earle Combs, born in Pebworth, Kentucky, played 11 seasons with the New York Yankees. He earned a spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame. (Photos courtesy of the National Baseball Hall Of Fame.). Earle Combs loved spring, because by the time the jonquils began to appear, he had worn holes in his wool socks. FROM PEBWORTH TO COOPERSTOWN. He played for Louisville in 1922 and 1923 and transition...

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West Carolina – West Carolina Site

August 17, 2015. Here comes the Gig! April 28, 2015. WCTEL ran 1,300 miles of fiber all across McCormick, Abbeville and Anderson counties in order to deliver the best Internet service available. When the president of the United States spoke recently about the need for greater broadband speeds in our country, he showed a chart listing cities where gigabit Internet access is available: Hong Kong, Paris, Chattanooga and Kansas City were among them. Now you can add the WCTEL service area to that list. Januar...

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North Central – North Central Website

August 16, 2015. Scottsville’s Center for Courageous Kids has one requirement: HAVE FUN! April 27, 2015. Hundreds of kids experience the time of their life at CCK each summer. Children and families are involved in dozens of different activities during their time at CCK in Scottsville. For some, there are enough prescriptions to make their heads spin. For an unfortunate few, there’s ultimately no prescription. We’re one of a handful of camps of this caliber nationwide, says Murtie. When the kids pull ...

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Ardmore – Ardmore Website

August 17, 2015. Paddling through rough water. August 10, 2015. By Ardmore Telephone Company. Don Bowling and his dog, Bubberball, atop a stand-up paddleboard while enjoying Wheeler Lake at Joe Wheeler State Park in Rogersville, Alabama. Life is like a river. Peaceful moments can easily be replaced with rough waters that are difficult to navigate. Despite the best of intentions or preparation, you never truly know what lies around the next bend. Going with the flow. After the diagnosis, Bowling focused o...

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DTC – The DTC Website

August 17, 2015. Providing a path in the life of a child. April 27, 2015. Ben and Ermeda Chapman founded Lighthouse Christian Camp, in 1981 for disadvantaged children. In the 1960s, Ben Chapman had his eye on two things that would ultimately provide great meaning to his life. Naturally, the first was a lady, named Ermeda they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2014. The second was a rugged piece of land that he found when they were newlyweds. Building a brighter future. More than 50 disadvantag...

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Palmetto – Palmetto Website

August 16, 2015. Making a ‘smart’ decision. July 25, 2015. When it comes to technology, we want everything to be smart these days. We have smartphones and smart watches, smart appliances in our kitchen and laundry room, smart thermostats and smart home gadgets with smart apps to control them. This trend toward devices that are only possible with broadband is not going away. And as broadband becomes the leading infrastructure driving innovation, it is impacting every facet of our lives. From bracelets tha...