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Coosa Valley News - Person of the Week
Country music has taken center state in towns across America. The reality shows have all featured winners with a `twang` background. Preston Summerville, a Polk County resident, has dreams of his own. Summerville, whose family owns a chicken farm, has set his eyes on the stage in hopes of making his dreams of becoming a country music star a reality of its own. Listen to Preston not only talk about his background and his love for singing and writing his own music, but as he plays a little of his music!
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