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The Groundhog is a monthly community newspaper published by the ​Mentone Area Preservation Association.

MAPA was conceived on Groundhog Day, 1982, and organized on April 5, 1982, for the purpose of protecting the heritage, natural environment and other unique qualities of life in the Mentone area. The Groundhog has been continuously published since July 1982.

We distribute to locations in Mentone, Valley Head, Hammondville, and Fort Payne, AL, as well as in Menlo, Cloudland, and Summerville, GA. ​

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