Country Roads Take Me Home
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Last published Thu, Jan 11, 2018
In Mineral Wells, West Virginia everyone knows everyone and there is nothing to do. The closest Walmart is an hour away, no mall, and no fast food restaurants. There is only one dinner, one bar, one gas station, and a Tractor Supply. The high school's biggest graduating class was 150 students in 1987. As you can tell the only thing to do in this town is farm, drink, or waste gas.
With the summer of 2017 coming in a few months, everyone is getting ready for 4-H camp and of course the county fair. The town is buzzing, but for Heather Johnson all her mind is buzzing about is helping her father around the family farm. Until her best friend talks her into joining 4-H and she finds out this sleepy town has more to it than just farming with the help of a tall country boy of course.
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