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Scottsville | Ken Milligan

by Ken Milligan
Joel Patterson, 30, found his calling eight years ago when he fell in love with blacksmithing. However, he works at the Dollar General Corporation to earn a weekly paycheck. He gets help from his wife Patricia and their children Roxanne, 9, Lacy, 5, and Patterson, 3.
Joel Patterson, 30, found his calling eight years ago when he fell in love with blacksmithing. However, he works at the Dollar General Corporation to earn a weekly paycheck. He gets help from his wife Patricia and their children Roxanne, 9, Lacy, 5, and Patterson, 3.
Joel Patterson, 30, found his calling eight years ago when he fell in love with blacksmithing. However, he works at the Dollar General Corporation to earn a weekly paycheck. He gets help from his wife Patricia and their children Roxanne, 9, Lacy, 5, and Patterson, 3.
Joel Patterson, 30, found his calling eight years ago when he fell in love with blacksmithing. However, he works at the Dollar General Corporation to earn a weekly paycheck. He gets help from his wife Patricia and their children Roxanne, 9, Lacy, 5, and Patterson, 3.

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