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- 1 2 "Walker County Newspaper Added to Georgia Historic Newspapers". Georgia Public Library Service Newswire. Newsmag. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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- ↑ report, From staff. "Walker County Messenger wins five Georgia Press award | Loca". Northwest Georgia News. Retrieved 2019-05-06.