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- ↑ "Ex-mayors elected to city seats". The Lexington Herald-Leader . November 4, 2004. p. B1.
- ↑ "Danville City Manager Cites Death Threat in Resignation". WUKY. August 17, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
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