WAYNESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) — We often share about our local counties, that are growing so fast, they don't know how to keep up with it all. Unfortunately, Wayne County, about two hours outside of Nashville, is experiencing the exact opposite.

Journalist Burt Staggs has called Wayne County home since he was a little boy. "It’s a great community, the people are extremely friendly," said Staggs, the owner of the Tennessee River Valley News.

However, time hasn't been as friendly to the county with a population of 15,000 people. "We had industry, we had the agricultural community. But we had also thriving businesses," said Staggs. "We continue to just wither on the vine."

More than an hour from the nearest interstate, most of their factories have closed down and now many of their neighbors hav

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