Dear Elmore County, my time has come. This is my final week with TPI as the Elmore County sports reporter. I will be heading back to my home state of Texas to continue to pursue sports writing.Â
When I arrived in Wetumpka a year ago, I was a fresh-faced 22-year-old. Wet behind the ears, eager, naive and painfully idealistic. I was fresh out of school, starting my first full-time job, living in a new state on my own, taking my first bite of true responsibility and independence.Â
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