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Cars lined the streets of Clarksville on Wednesday, April 15, to welcome Pastor Val Swinton, the county’s first confirmed COVID-19 patient, home from the hospital.

The Clarksville Police Department led a parade escorting the well-known and much loved pastor, as residents held up signs, and yards were lined with messages that included “Welcome home; we missed you” and “Way to go, Pastor Val! He beat COVID-19.”