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RALPH GORDON: The Barn Burning
By RALPH GORDON
Thu,09/09/21-7:00AM , 2,472 Reads
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Christmas 1970 was a day I shall never forget. Our barn burned to the ground. Total loss. My brother Bernard’s three young children were playing in the decrepit old structure that morning when it almost collapsed on them. After that near disaster, Momma told us to tear it down.
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Little Jimmy Gentry — 1946-1954 | Submitted Photo

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RALPH GORDON: Little Jimmy Gentry, My First Best Friend
By RALPH GORDON
Thu,09/02/21-5:30AM , 2,425 Reads
I was 6 years old and about to embark on a twelve-year adventure. My adventure began in 1952 and ended in 1965 at the little school on the red-clay hill between Dennis Harrison’s corn field and JR Chaney’s Grocery called Beulah Hubbard.
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RALPH GORDON: Bootleggers and the Black Market Tax
By RALPH GORDON
Wed,08/11/21-7:30PM , 1,717 Reads
County music singer Sammy Kershaw warned about bringing up the subjects of “Politics, Religion and Her.” He left out one.
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RALPH GORDON: The Key Brothers, Part 4
By RALPH GORDON
Wed,07/28/21-7:00PM , 1,002 Reads
Editor’s Note: Due to the lengthy nature of the article, this is the final part of a four part series on the Key Brothers.
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