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Just five short years ago, the very first issue of Forsyth Woman magazine hit the stands, with FOX8 news anchor Cindy Farmer on the cover. What kind of a difference does five years make? For Farmer, as a woman, bothprofessionally and personally, and for us as a magazine, it’spretty easy to say, “You’ve come a long way, baby!”A Lot Can Happen in Five YearsIn 2005, Cindy Farmer and her husband, Bill Wood, haddaughters Kylie and Abby in elementary school, and theireducational years were just beginning. Now that the girls are teenagers, Farmer has really seen the light! “When I first talked to Forsyth Woman magazine, my focus was on mydaughters’ education, but little did I know the education theywould give me in five years. It has been fun, watching themgrow into young women, but it hasn’t always been easy,”recalled Farmer.On the work front, Farmer’s professional life as a TV newsanchor for FOX 8 has done a complete 360 with theadvancements in technology. “Television has gone full HighDefinition, including a new set, new cameras, new editingsoftware and producing tools. It has been a lot for us ‘oldschool’ reporters to take in, but so far, so good. The benefitsare two-fold from my perspective – the viewer has bettersound and picture quality, with all the information they needor want at their fingertips. Plus, as a mom, knowing thenewest and best technology helps me keep up with what mygirls are doing in their technology driven world,” statedFarmer.As for Forsyth Woman, we were just getting our feet wet in2005 when we approached Farmer about being our first“cover girl.” Really, the magazine was a dream come true forpublisher Keela Johnson, but getting the magazine intoreaders’ hands and getting a response would be the true test.There were a lot of changes that first year as we testedprinters, inks, types of paper, writers, columns, content, andmore. As a publication, Forsyth Woman experienced changethrough encouraging a renewed interest in our community, bywriting about those individuals, families and businessesreaching our readers, and making a difference in our city andstate. Similar to Farmer’s sentiments, it was fun, but it wasn’talways easy.

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