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The author of Byrd Street is Hilary Holladay, an Orange County resident and recipient of 10 awards from the Virginia Press Association. She previously wrote for the Orange County Review. Contact her at hwholladay@gmail.com.

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I write about local news in Orange County, VA. During my time as a reporter for the Orange County (VA) Review, I won 10 awards from the Virginia Press Association. I'm also a biographer and scholar of modern American poetry.