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- ↑ "Mosely, T-G honored with state press awards" Shelbyville Times-Gazette. 21 July 2008. Retrieved from http://www.t-g.com/story/1446385.html
- ↑ "Mosely, T-G honored with state press awards" Shelbyville Times-Gazette. 21 July 2008. Retrieved fromIt http://www.t-g.com/story/1446385.html
- ↑ Tennessee Associated Press. Managing Editors Section. Retrieved from http://ap.org/Tennessee.