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- ↑ "City Council and City Hall Staff". City of Tishomingo. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
- ↑ "Judge David P. Rowe". the Chickasaw Nation. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ↑ Rowe, Dustin. "Tishomingo Attorney Considers Congressional Bid". Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2011.