Editor’s note: As part of our annual “Love in the Sun” series, The Conway Daily Sun is profiling local couples through Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14.
TAMWORTH — A shared love of music, hospitality, community and one another is at the core of Neysa and Kimball Packard’s love story.
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