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CEO Josh Watkins

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EditOr Laurie Mundy Perrigin editor@druidcitymedia.com

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Shelley Jones was recently awarded the 2020 Thomas J. Joiner Award of Education Excellence last month. Jones, a longtime principal at Woodland Forrest Elementary School, has received countless awards for her work in education during her decades-long career. After retiring, Jones served eight years as a Tuscaloosa City School board member. She is also the chairperson for the United Way of West Alabama’s 2020 campaign.

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FROM THE EDITOR

Well, here we are. The final month in a year I think many of us will agree wasn’t all that great. It was a year of challenges, for sure. A hard, hard year for those who lost family and friends to COVID-19… a hard year for health care workers (bless you all) who continue, as of this writing, to work constantly to help keep COVID patients alive. And we’re heading into the Christmas season, which may be even more challenging. We just had our tiny Thanksgiving celebration without our beloved family. It was okay. But you know what? We were thankful for so many things. Thankful that we were healthy, that we had plenty of great food to eat, and that we had jobs and a roof over our heads. We took time to recognize those who might have empty chairs at their holiday tables this year – my heart goes out to you all. I want to take a moment and thank our writers, who, despite the ongoing chaos in their daily lives, made time to share their talents with us. I also want to thank Druid City Living’s advertisers for their continued support. Because of you, we’re able to keep this thing going – hopefully, for a long time.

Happy Holidays,

Laurie