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Longtime restaurateur Scott McLean knows he will miss the people he has served at Country Kitchen, so he plans to become one of the earlymorning coffee drinkers there to keep up the friendly connections. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH REACORD
After 41 years running the Country Kitchen & Bakery, it is time for owner Scott McLean to say goodbye.McLean’s final day at the place he has called home since 1983 came on Wednesday. He has an agreement with Putters & Gutters owner Roy Cockrell to purchase the beloved area diner.“I will miss the people, no doubt about it,” McLean said. “I will still come in every morning and be one of the…