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Buddy Pearson & School Board Appreciation Week Pt. 1

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Buddy Pearson is joined by Putnam County School Board members Jill Ramsey, Kerry Ledbetter, & Kim Cravens. Jill talks about where she started her teaching career and how it progressed, what prompted Kerry to run a spot on the Putnam Co. School Board, & Kim discusses her inspiration to run for school board in the beginning.

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