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WTXL ROAD TRIP: Locals Explain Why Madison County is the Place to Retire

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MADISON, FL (WTXL) --  The ambassadors for the Madison County Chamber of Commerce stopped by the WTXL Road Trip Friday morning.

Dr. Bob Austen and Dr. Gigi Austen said that Madison is so wonderful that they actually chose to leave South Florida to retire in Madison.

"It is just a unique community and the people are fantastic," says Dr. Bob Austen.

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