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Locals take top spots in Harvest Half

Local runners came out high in the rankings with completion of the Cherokee Harvest Half Marathon last weekend. 

Ben Stephenson, 26, of Cullowhee came in fifth place with a time of 1:23:30, and Jamie Cook, 47, of Bryson City took sixth with a time of 1:23:38. 

The race, whose route winds all through the town of Cherokee, attracted 424 competitors hailing from towns across North Carolina and throughout the Southeast. 

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