Cedar Bluff resident Sizefredo Almeida recently traveled to his home country of Brazil and visited a post-Civil war-era settlement called Americana. Almeida remembered to pack along a copy of The Post and in doing so became the first entrant in the 2006 Post Photo Patrol contest. We will again give away a $1,000 first prize in December. Deadline to enter is Dec. 7.

Jake Rose, Gaylesville, is pictured with his cousin, PV2 Gareth C. Sweatman, 369th Co., during graduation ceremonies at Fort Benning, Ga.

Trudy Lowe, center, and her children, Dessie and Beau, traveled to Hershey, Pa. in January and had their photo taken in the doorway of the Hotel Hershey.

Pat Culberson, Centre, got a little creative with this Hershey Co. "official" factory worker identification badge.

James and Teresa Burkhart, Leesburg, took along a copy of The Post during a recent visit to the Red Cross Disaster Operation Center in Washington, D.C.

Annie Ruth Wyatt and Gloria Rooks, both of Centre, took a cruise to Jamaica along with 100 other friends and family members -- and a copy of The Post.

Rebecca Hester, Sand Rock, recently traveled to Central America with a group from the Congregational Holiness Church. During he stay, Hunter visited Panama. While there, she toured the Panama Canal.

The Carlton family of Sand Rock recently traveled to Jackson Hole, Wyoming to go snow skiing. Above, the family (left to right: Stanley, Sarah, Beth, Betty, Hannah, and Michael) poses in front of the Teton Village Ski Resort.

Sgt. David C. Eberhart, Dallas, Ga., holds a copy of The Post inside one of Saddam Hussein's former palaces in Baghdad, Iraq. Also in the picture is Kabob the sheep, who Eberhart reports was the guest of honor at dinner later in the evening. Sgt. Eberhart's father-in-law, Patrick Grunwald, lives in Centre.

Noi (left) and Augie Berge, Acworth, Ga., pose with The Post at the Temple of Chaing Mai China, north of Bangkok, Thailand. The Berges, who have a summer home in Cedar Bluff, are entered to win the $1,000 first place prize.

Clarence and Marty Lowe, Centre, recently traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii, then took a cruise to all the islands, including a visit to Oahu and Pearl Harbor.

Seven members of the New Bethel Baptist Church, in the Key community, recently traveled to Mississippi to help with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. They also remembered to carry along a copy of The Post and are now entered to win the $1,000 first place prize in the 2006 Post Photo Patrol contest. Pictured are (left to right): Jimmy Whorton, Justin Denton, Tim Denton, Zachary Denton, Phillip Campbell Gilbert Patty and Linday Patty.

Mark (left), Joel and Amos Snead, all Centre natives, traveled to New Orleans March 17-19 to visit relatives. While there, they also toured the Lower Ninth Ward and witnessed firsthand the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina. During a day spent helping Habitat for Humanity, the trio posed with a copy of The Post and are now entered to win our $1,000 first place prize.

Mark Weaver and Julie Akins, Cedar Bluff, traveled to Savannah, Ga., in mid-March and stopped off to dine at Food Network personality Paula Dean's The Lady and Sons restaurant. Mark told us the line to get in the place -- visible snaking along the sidewalk behind the couple -- is sometimes up to two hours long.

Private Brandon Thompson is flanked by his grandparents, Patsy and Billy Thompson, Centre, during his March 24 U.S. Army graduation ceremony at Fort Jackson, S.C.

Lona Beuckens, Centre, recently traveled to Hoffman, Minn. Obviously, the lifeguard was "off" duty the day she stopped beside a frozen lake with four feet of snow resting atop the ice.

Julie Barron, Centre, an eighth grader at Centre Middle School, recently traveled to New York with her parents, Kim and Gary Barron. During the visit, Julie and her copy of The Post plopped down behind the anchor desk at NBC Studios.

Brian Sims, Leesburg, recently spent some time at Talladega Superspeedway in Eastaboga. During his visit to the winner's circle, Brian whipped out his copy of The Post and posed for this photograph with, in his words, "the only paper that belongs in victory lane."

Jessica Robinson, Forney community, recently traveled to Gatlinburg, Tenn., with her parents, Sheldon and Sherry Robinson. They took along a copy of The Post and stopped off at Cooter's in the Smokies to have this picture taken alongside the famous General Lee.

Carollee Collins, Spring Garden, and Sheila Angel, also from Cherokee County, took a Red Hat cruise to Mexico with 10 other Red Hatters. This photo was taken during the group's pajamas party in Casa Mya, Mexico, aboard the Royal Caribbean ship "Grandeur of the Seas."

Ray and Donna Brown, Leesburg, visited Mole National Park in Ghana, West Africa, and remembered to pack a copy of The Post for their trip. Pictured are the Browns with (left to right): Joseph Tetteh, Edward Afriyie, Samuel Akpo and Joseph Gasu. Donna told us their new friends were very excited to learn their photo was going to make the local paper.

Geraldine and Jerry Reynolds, Leesburg, recently visited the Great Northwest and stopped to pose with The Post in front of Grand Teton, in Wyoming.

Ronnie Morris and his wife, Lovella, Centre, recently traveled to Lacrosse, Va. Ronnie says they never forget to take along a copy of The Post.

Charles and Jean Keith, Leesburg, recently spent some time in Scotland, Wales and England. They stopped their trek long enough to have their photo taken with The Post in front of the cog railroad which transports tourists to Mt. Snowdon in Wales.

Carl and Jeanette Patterson, Leesburg, spent their 46th wedding anniversary in Hannibal, Missouri, the childhood home of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (better known as Mark Twain). Above, the Pattersons pose with a copy of The Post in front of the steamboat "Mark Twain."

Shaun McElhaney, Fort Payne, and his wife Lisa recently traveled to Las Vegas for their second honeymoon, where Lisa got a shot of Shaun standing with his back to the famous Strip near their hotel, the New York, New York Hotel and Casino. The couple are now entered to win the $1,000 first place prize in the 2006 Post Photo Patrol Contest.

Debby Towers, Chattanooga, Tenn., traveled to the Florida Keys in May 2006 and posed with her Post, a flamingo and a beautiful sunset. She is now entered to win the $1,000 grand prize.

Dina Brewster, Sand Rock, recently traveled to Memphis, Tenn., and posed with The Post in front of Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley. Thank you for thinking of us, Dina. Thankyouverymuuuuch!

Joseph Wiggins (left) and James Harris, Centre, recently traveled to the Dukes Fest in Nashville, Tenn. The young men remembered to take along a copy of The Post during their time at the State Fairgrounds in Nashville, and are now entered to win the $1,000 first place prize in the 2006 Post Photo Patrol Contest.

Belinda and Bobby Clanton, Sand Rock, recently celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary with a seven-night cruise to Alaska. Along the way, the ship stopped at Juneau, Skagway, and Icy Strait Point. Above, the Clantons pose in front of Mendenhall Glacier with their "favorite weekly paper," The Post.

Sherry and Robert Anderson, Cedar Bluff, recently traveled to Maui, Hawaii. Here, the couple pose in front of Haleakala Volcano National Park, which is 10.023 feet above sea level. Even at that great height, the Andersons remembered to get out their copy of The Post.

Brian Roberts (right), Leesburg, along with his wife Menchie and their baby Dayea, pictured at Magellan's Cross in Cebu, Philippines.

Ed Duke, Lindale, Ga., recently visited several points of interest throughout the west, including Yellowstone National Park and Glacier National Park. Mr. Duke remembered to pack along a copy of The Post.

Angie and Chris Carden, Centre, recently traveled to Hawaii, visting Honolulu, Maui and Kona.

Renae and Carol Coley, Leesburg, recently vacationed in Las Vegas and remembered to take along a copy of The Post. Here, the couple stand in front of the entrance to the casino inside the Las Vegas Hilton.

Anna Lindsey, Centre, daughter of Richard and Johna Lindsey, participated in a New Year's Day parade in London with the UCA All-Star Cheerleaders from across the United States. Anna is pictured with a guard at Clarence House, the residence of Prince Charles and Lady Camilla.

Cait Kelly, Leesburg, took a few minutes as she skied behind her dad's boat on Weiss Lake to flip through her favorite weekly newspaper.

Alex Moon, Centre, attended Duke Basketball Camp at Duke University in Durham, N.C., June 17-21. During his time there, Alex took a few minutes to have his picture taken with legendary Duke head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski and The Post. Trevor Perry and Colin Perry of Centre also attended the basketball camp.

Lurline Brooks, Centre, and her friend Betty Reaves, Birmingham, posed for this picture while sporting a copy of The Post during their recent visit to Juneau, Alaska. Brooks reports that the two friends flew in an old-fashioned floatplane to visit five glaciers before stopping off at the authentic "Toku Glacier Lodge" (background) for a feast of king salmon.

Patsy Richardson, Cedar Bluff, recently traveled throughout the American West, including visits to the Grand Canyon, Meteor Crater in Arizona, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and the Badlands of South Dakota.

Kathy, Amanda and Oliver Griffin recently attended Six Flag over Georgia and were clever enough to take along a copy of The Post for their ride down the log flume. The Griffins are from Sand Rock.

Pam and Jay Myrick, Centre, recently took a mission trip to the Mididi rainforest in Ixiamas, Bolivia. They remembered to pack along a copy of The Post and are now entered to win $1,000 in the 2006 Post Photo Patrol Contest.

Jake and Brooke Smith, Gaylesville, and their dog, Belle, visited the Civil War battlefield in Chickamauga, Ga., on the way home from a trip celebrating their one-year wedding anniversary. The trio pose here in front of the U.S. 15th Infantry monument.

Pictured is Millie Rowley, ESP Secretary, Leesburg, and Tabatha Wright, CCEA President, Centre, representing Cherokee County as Alabama delegates at the 85th Annual National Education Association (NEA) Representative Assembly in Orlando, Fla. in June.

Aime'e Kerr, McCord's Crossroads community, and Darlene Graham, Pollards Bend community, traveled to Memphis, Tenn. on June 30, the day of the arrival of President Bush and Prime Minister Koizumi of Japan. The pair posed with The Post as close as they could get to the president -- in front of the sign placed by Mayor Willie W. Herenton welcoming the world leaders to town.

Chris Graham, Pollard's Bend community, and his mother Darlene, recently visited Graceland in Memphis. They posed here with The Post just before climbing aboard Elvis Presley's private jet, the Lisa Marie, named after his daughter.

Roger Couch and Brittany Carter, Centre, recently traveled to the Bahamas with their families. Here, they pose at the airport on Grand Bahama Island with a copy of The Post.

Roger Couch and his dad, Cal, at Port Lucaya, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas.

Wanda Rosser, Centre, recently traveled to Honduras to participate in a medical and dental mission trip. Rosser, who traveled with other members of the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, visit the city of San Pedro Sula.

Anita Henry, Centre, and Evelyn Oliver, Rockmart, Ga., pose with a copy of The Post in front of the Crossroads Antique Mall during a windy yard sale.

Linda Freeman, Centre, with her great nephews, Wylie and Wesley Kayser, Aberdeen, S.D. Linda visited her relatives there recently and helped out with the Vacation Bible School at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church.

Lauren Bramblett and Jennifer Givens posed with The Post atop the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Visible in the center background is the famous Arc de Triumph, where the Tour de France ends. Lauren and Jennifer spent 10 days in Germany with Cherokee County native Amanda Chamblee Fabbie and her family; they traveled to Paris for a stay over the weekend.

Lynden Curry (left) and Deidra Davis pose with 6-foot-7 Duke University women's basketball player Alison Bales. Lynden and Deidra attended Duke's instructional basketball camp July 23-26.

A group from Cherokee County recently traveled to the Dominican Republic. They were, standing (left to right): Rob and Stacey Bandini, Jane Ann Curry, Anna Hellums, Ashley Hellums, Robyn Bandini, Jeff Gossett, Chase Gossett, Paige Keasler, Freida Ellis, Tommy Loder, Pam Hester and Andy Ellis; kneeling (left to right): Allison Curry, Jordan Bandini, and Duncan Hellums.

David Mackey, Leesburg (second from left), posed in Victory Lane at the 2006 Hooter's Pro Cup Series race in Lakeland, Fla., on June 3. With him in the winner's circle are (left to right): Jeff Dorton, engine builder for Automotive Specialists Race Engines, crew chief Willie Jackson, and driver Shane Huffman, who won the Sears 250.

Carl and Gladys Templeton, Centre, recently traveled to the casinos in Tunica, Miss., to celebrate their birthdays (his in July, hers in August). They remembered to take along a copy of The Post.

Brooke Tallent (left) and Tiffany Reiger, Centre, recently traveled to Cancun, Mexico and spent some time in the ancient Mayan city of Tulume.

Mable Harrell (left), Gaylesville, and her grandchildren, Jullie Bradley and Joshua Bradley, recently took a vacation trip to Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., and took a moment to pose with The Post.

Andy Crow, who works at KTH-Leesburg Products, recently traveled to Leipzig Airport in Germany to meet, for the very first time, two brothers he has never seen in his 50 years on the planet. Crow explained that he was adopted from an orphanage in Germany when he was 11 months old, then moved with his new parents to the United States when he was 3 years old. After a his adoptive parents died in 2005, Crow said he began a five-month search of German adoption agencies to see if he could find his real mother. A short time later, he got some good and bad news. He was told his mother had passed away, but that he had two younger brothers. Here is is above (center) with his two brothers, who are around six years younger.

Betty and Billy Pruitt recently traveled to Europe. They took a few moments to pose with The Post in front of St. Paul's Cathedral in London.

Chris Graham, Darlene Graham, Dalton Kerr, Aimee Kerr and G.W. Graham recently took a trip to Branson, Mo., for five days of sightseeing. Here, they pose in front of the sign announcing the Table Rock Fish Hatchery (that's Table Rock Dam in the background).

Angie Bennett (left), Charlotte Grimes and Gala Hester standing below the Statue of Liberty during a recent visit to New York City.

Darren Higgins, son of Gregory and Chris Higgins, Centre, recently traveled to Connecticut with his grandfather. They remembered to pose with a copy of The Post during a tour of a 19th century whaling ship at Mystic Sea Port.

Judy Chesnut Armstrong visited her son and his family, who live in Los Alamos, N.M. Above, Armstrong posed with The Post and her grandson, Will.

Caleb Steward, Spring Garden, recently traveled to Gulf Shore and posed on the beach with a copy of The Post.

Lindsey Holcombe, Centre, recently visited Hawaii for an international youth Lion's Club camp. She is seen here standing in front of Washington Palace in Oahu, where the first king and queen of Hawaii lived.

Kim Duarte, Cedar Bluff, recently traveled to China and posed with a copy of The Post with the Great Wall of China in the background.

Tommie L. Stewart, Collinsville, recently traveled to the West Coast. During his trip, he visited the Winchester Mystery House in California.

James Owens, Aliceville, and Burk Williams, Centre, recently traveled to Australia to tour the country's agriculture and forestry industry. During their trip, they traversed Sydney Harbor on a ferry and, at just the right time, posed with The Post in front of the Sydney Opera House.

Olivia Godshall, Sarah Rachel Patton, Jay Thomas Patton, Mary Katherine Patton, Clay Coker (standing), Jordan Coker, Aubrey Traffanstedt, Caroline Grace Brannon, Cadence Smith Amison and John Thomas Brannon just knew they'd have a lousy time at the beach if they didn't pack along copies of their favorite weekly paper.

Jack and Janice Paulk, Centre, recently traveled to Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Lewis Jones, Cedar Bluff, posed for this picture beside a brick wall of the Leesburg Post Office. Jones said he saw the image of a cross in the bricks.

Ann and Louis Murphy, Rock Run community, posed in front of the Wright Brothers Memorial during a recent visit to Outer Banks, N.C.

Cara Parker, 7, Sand Rock, spent part of her summer vacation in South Miami Beach. Even up to her neck in fun and sunshine, she had time to take a look through a copy of The Post.

Cory and Casey Hansard, Cedar Bluff, traveled with their family across the western United States. Here, the two pose with The Post in front of Mount St. Helens in Washington state.

Beth Vanattia, Sand Rock, recently traveled to southern Germany. Here, she poses with The Post in front of Neuschwanstein Castle. If the architecture looks familiar, it's because Walt Disney used the castle for a model when he designed Cinderella's Castle at Disneyland in California and Disney World in Florida.

Tommy Hansard, Cedar Bluff, had his photo snapped with The Post in front of Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park.

Colby Bryson, Christy Loyd, Trudy Walsh, Nessa Loyd and Deric Guice, all of Centre, recently traveled to Panama City Beach, Fla., and posed with The Post.

Michael Tucker, Cedar Bluff, poses with The Post in front of the Sincerely Elvis Museum in Memphis, Tenn. Michael and his wife, Taire, recently vacationed there and visited Graceland.

Frances Brumbelow, Leesburg, and her family recently traveled out west and stopped off at Yellowstone National Park to pose with The Post.

Sharon and Ruby Givens, Centre, recently traveled with some friends to Alaska. Above, Sharon and Ruby pose in front of a glacier they were hiking on near Skagway.

Lindsey and Kyle Garmon, Centre, recently traveled to Grand Cayman Island and took a copy of The Post along with them on their tour of Stingray City.

Matt Pruitt, Jake Lindsey and Lathan Pruitt recently traveled to Maine with their families. Among the sights they saw were the Portland Head Lighthouse and, above, the world's only crib stone (granite) bridge, located on Bailey Island, Maine.

Maxine, Jeffery, Joe (Merton) and Chrissy Jones, Centre, visited western Australia this summer and packed along a copy of The Post. Above, they pose in front of the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse, located at the southernmost point of western Australia at the dividing point of the Southern and Indian oceans.

Bubba and Candice Crabtree, Centre, traveled to Daytona Beach, Fla. in May to visit Daytona International Speedway, and stopped along the beach to leave their mark in the sand.

Wilma Minnix, Centre, recently traveled to Alaska and drove a dog sled. Here, she is pictured with The Post and a sled dog from her team, which was also named Wilma.

The Sand Rock 2nd grade class recently posed with dozens of copies of The Post on the 50-yard-line at Russell Jacoway Stadium during the school's Elementary Night festivities. Their signs exclaim, "Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Wildcats Cage Lions." Way to go Wildcats, and way to go Ms. Sabrina Jones' class.

Local sign painter Kevin McBay, Centre, owner of the Sign Shop, found a new and unique place to read The Post.

Linda Clayton, Centre, at the National Quartet Convention in Louisville, Ky.

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Nick Helms, Centre, recently traveled to Winter Park, Colo., and posed for this picture at the sign marking the Continental Divide.

Pat and Betty McCord, Cedar Bluff, on the Yangtze River in China near the Three Gorges Dam.

Bret Butler and Erin Ruhsmeyer, Sand Rock, had their picture taken in July 2006 as they snorkeled along the coral reef off the coast of Belize City, Belize in Central America.

Kayla and Kristin Light, Cedar Bluff, pose with a copy of The Post at the Patton Museum. The sisters were sightseeing after attending their dad's graduation from basic training at Fort Knox, Ky., in June.

Virlyn and Judy Bennett, Cedar Bluff, traveled to Europe in September 2006. During a visit to Edinburgh, Scotland, the two posed with The Post on the deck of the "Brittania," the official yacht (retired) of the British Royal Family.

Sherry York, Chattanooga, Tenn., recently traveled to Hawaii. Here she is snorkeling in the Nonolau-Mokuleia Bay Conservation District in West Maui, surrounding by tropical fish.

Zander (tongue extended) and Zoey Cook cheesed for the camera at Half Moon Cay off the coast of the Bahamas.

Silvia and Julius Ellis, Cedar Bluff, visited Talkeetna, Alaska, and stopped to pose with The Post in front of this "quaint, cute town" during their trip.

Dr. Roger Nichols and his wife, Gay, recently traveled to San Diego, where they visited the San Diego Zoo and saw the Padres play at Petco Park. (Above) The couple also visited the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Midway in San Diego Bay.

From left, Keith and Tonya Hill, Greg and Lindsey Mansell, Chris Garner and Piper St. Clair, Kevin and Kristi Ware, and Barry and Allison Rogers recently traveled to Grand Turk, Bahamas on a Carnival cruise ship. Above, they pose with The Post in front of Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville.

Ann Trammell, Centre, recently traveled to Juneau, Alaska. Here, she poses with The Post in front of the Mendenhall glacier.

Mickey Ford, a 1971 CCHS graduate, and his mother, Katherine McCord, recently traveled to Yellowstone, Montana. Here they are at the Continental Divide.

Roger Porter (left), Rainbow City, and Don McGregor, Queensland, Australia, pose with their respective favorite newspapers during Porter's recent visit Down Under. "The wild orchids are in bloom, the parrots are fussing, and the foliage is a sight to behold," Porter said in his e-mail to The Post.

Jackie and Jamie Stargell recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary with a cruise to Cozumel and Cancun, Mexico.

Eric Ferrell and Julie McGatha Ferrell, Birmingham, recently traveled to Hong Kong to participate in the opening of China's first Curves fitness outlet. Julie is the owner of Curves in Leeds.

Woodie Clanton (right), Sand Rock, recently visited Hawaii. Above, he poses with gift shop employee Selena Sam during a stop at Kona Joe's Coffee Plantation on island of Hawaii.

Virginia Street, Leesburg, recently traveled to Santa Ana, California, and stopped at the statue in front of the John Wayne Airport so she could pose with The Post.

Jim Harber (right), Ackworth, Ga., and his wife Becky vacationed in Egypt in September 2006. Harber said he receives a copy of The Post every week from his sister and brother-in-law who live in Collinsville and he remembered to pack along a copy for this pose in front of the Pyramids of Giza.

Nancy Steed and her husband Hollis, Centre, took a motorcycle trip to Canada. Here's Nancy posing in front of Niagara Falls.

Denise and Shane McCord, Centre, posed with The Post on their way out of Talladega Superspeedway in October.

Donnie and Phyllis Terry, Cave Spring, Ga., attended the SEMA Show in Las Vegas last month. Above, Donnie poses on the set of the TV show "Overhaulin'" with a copy of The Post.

Shannon McMahon, SSG Tommy Scales and Jason Roland at the entrance of Reichsburg Castle in Cochem, Germany. Tommy is holding the July 31, 2006 edition of The Post. This is significant because Tommy is the soldier whose letter from home was published on the front page of the July 31 issue. He is now home safe from Iraq and was able to enjoy some much needed rest and relaxation with his brother and sister-in-law.