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Elijah Cordle of the Dawson-Bryant school district participates in the Lawrence County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Ironton.
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Hannah Pratt of the Chesapeake Union Exempted Village school district participates in the Lawrence County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Ironton.
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Jonah Lewis of Ironton Catholic Schools participates in the Lawrence County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Ironton.
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Anna Preston of the Ironton city school district participates in the Lawrence County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Ironton.
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Emily Neal of the Chesapeake Union Exempted Village school district participates in the Lawrence County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Ironton.
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Alexandra Holtzapfel of Ironton Catholic Schools participates in the Lawrence County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Ironton.
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Brianna Brown of the Fairland school district participates in the Lawrence County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Ironton.
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Caleb Pennington of the South Point school district participates in the Lawrence County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Ironton.
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Mallory Monnig of the Rock Hill school district participates in the Lawrence County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Ironton.
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Tori Beckett of the Symmes Valley school district participates in the Lawrence County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Ironton.
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Isabella Griffiths of Ironton City Schools participates in the Lawrence County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Ironton.
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Hollisa Leep of the Fairland school district participates in the Lawrence County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Ironton.
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Ansleigh Adkins of the Dawson-Bryant school district participates in the Lawrence County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Ironton.
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Wyatt Napier of the South Point school district participates in the Lawrence County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Ironton.
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Several people gather for the Lawrence County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Ironton.
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Several people gather for the Lawrence County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Ironton.
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