#MADDIESTRONG: Dadeville welcomes back cancer survivor

Once wasn’t enough, neither was twice.

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Cliff Williams / The Outlook Hundreds lined Lafayette Street to welcome Maddie McClendon home Wednesday.
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Cliff Williams / The Outlook Hundreds lined Lafayette Street to welcome Maddie McClendon home Wednesday.
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#MADDIESTRONG fueled three parade laps on Lafayette Street in Dadeville Wednesday as Maddie McClendon was welcomed home as a hero following an eight month battle with cancer.

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Cliff Williams / The Outlook Mark and Chris McClendon joined their daughter Maddie McClendon and son Carson in front of their home.
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Cliff Williams / The Outlook Mark and Chris McClendon joined their daughter Maddie McClendon and son Carson in front of their home.
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