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FEATURES
DEPARTMENTS
10 Birds in bliss Backyard transformed
into bird sanctuary
18 COVID-19 Garden Oconee residents dig in the dirt during pandemic
48 Salem
Town lost to town holds
over 200 years of history
54 Angels in Oconee Couple saves child from
cycle of addiction
36 Student innovators Seniors photograph and
broadcast games
BONUS SECTION Home & Garden
H-1
2 AROUND MAIN STREET Watkinsville has unique love story
6 ARCHIVES
Beekeeper Jimmy goes where the honey flows
8 AGRARIAN LIFE
Farmers continue family legacy
41 ACADEMIA
UGA horticulture researcher helps state crop economy
43 APPETITES
Teen runs his own bakery
47 ACTIVE LIVING
America holds basketball team together
48 ARTSPEAK
Flower ladies shine over Watkinsville
On the cover
A female ruby-throated hummingbird gets nectar from a salvia plant. This is one of the smallest birds in Georgia. Courtesy Michelle McNeill
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