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THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020
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Mike Mouron to Receive Mountain Brook’s 2020 Jemison Visionary Award By Emily Williams
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Nolan Turner’s Love for Football Turns Him Into Key Player for Clemson
hen Mike Mouron was first told he would be receiving the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce’s 2020 Jemison Visionary Award, it was a complete surprise. He wasn’t even aware he had been in the running for the award, which is given annually to someone who has gone above and beyond to help the city. “I don’t think I realized the magnitude of it,” Mouron said. “And then, when the president of the chamber of commerce talked about it being tantamount to being the citizen of the year ... that raised it to a
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See MOURON, page 12
he PlayStation Fiesta Bowl was a rollercoaster for JoyceMarie Turner and her son Nolan, a junior safety for the Clemson Tigers. Early in the fourth quarter of the NCAA football semifinal playoff game at Sun Devil Stadium, Turner was beaten on a 23-yard touchdown pass for Ohio State as the Buckeyes took a 23-21 fourth-quarter lead. “Oh my gosh. I was just crushed,” JoyceMarie recalled. “I thought, ‘That was Nolan.’ My heart hurt for him.” Clemson would retake the lead 29-23, only to see the Buckeyes drive down the field. “I was assuming we were most likely going to lose by one point,” the mom said of an anticipated touchdown and extra point. “I just, I couldn’t watch any longer. I just put my head in my lap.”
See TURNER, page 25
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