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Soon, 30 more years of Groundhogs will be posted online.
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 for the last 38 years, 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. ​
Do you enjoy writing? Perhaps you have a story idea? Community news to share? A recipe, photo, poem or short story? We welcome your contributions. 
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