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March was proclaimed Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in Highland County by the Highland County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday. Pictured in the back row (l-r) are commissioners Shane Wilkin and Tom Horst; Jim Walls, Chris Hawk, Jasmine Jones, and Alexus Lunsford all with Lynchburg-Clay; and commissioner Jeff Duncan. Seated in the front row (l-r) are Highland County Board of DD Community Resources Director Kraig Walker, Jim Wisecup with the Board of DD, Madeline Rogers who is president of the self-advocacy group Highland County People First and also with the Board of DD, and Jessica Polstra with the Board of DD.
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March was proclaimed Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in Highland County by the Highland County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday. Pictured in the back row (l-r) are commissioners Shane Wilkin and Tom Horst; Jim Walls, Chris Hawk, Jasmine Jones, and Alexus Lunsford all with Lynchburg-Clay; and commissioner Jeff Duncan. Seated in the front row (l-r) are Highland County Board of DD Community Resources Director Kraig Walker, Jim Wisecup with the Board of DD, Madeline Rogers who is president of the self-advocacy group Highland County People First and also with the Board of DD, and Jessica Polstra with the Board of DD.