{"id":16978,"date":"2017-03-08T14:27:10","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T20:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=16978"},"modified":"2017-03-08T14:27:10","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T20:27:10","slug":"n-county-churches-and-fvcc-mlk-oratory-contest-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=16978","title":{"rendered":"N. County Churches and FVCC MLK Oratory Contest Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_16979\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16979\" style=\"width: 342px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MLK-EASSAY-winners-pg-2-pr-8.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16979\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MLK-EASSAY-winners-pg-2-pr-8-300x170.jpg?resize=342%2C194\" alt=\"The Martin Luther King, Jr., Oratory Contest Winners with their Certificates and $100 checks at its delayed Dr. King Celebration on Sunday, March 5, 2017.  Back row left to right:  Reece Ellis, Morgan McKenzie, Jennifer Andrade.  Front row left to right:   Barbara Thompson, Jermel Grissom, Melissa Joy Benton, and Dr. Rance Thomas.\" width=\"342\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Martin Luther King, Jr., Oratory Contest Winners with their Certificates and $100 checks at its delayed Dr. King Celebration on Sunday, March 5, 2017. Back row left to right: Reece Ellis, Morgan McKenzie, Jennifer Andrade. 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