# Southern Highway, 1977: Characters

7 entries. Page 1 of 1.

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- [Buck Tanner](/field-guide/entities/southern-highway-1977-buck-tanner/) (southern-highway-1977-buck-tanner; character; [Southern Highway, 1977 \(southern-highway-1977\)](/field-guide/collections/southern-highway-1977/characters/)): Buck hauls the peaches in his big rig while Cal runs blocker. The two trade road reports and ribbing over the CB. [Markdown](/field-guide/entities/southern-highway-1977-buck-tanner/index.md) | [JSON](/field-guide/entities/southern-highway-1977-buck-tanner/record.json)
- [Cal Vale](/field-guide/entities/southern-highway-1977-cal-vale/) (southern-highway-1977-cal-vale; character; [Southern Highway, 1977 \(southern-highway-1977\)](/field-guide/collections/southern-highway-1977/characters/)): Cal drives the black-and-gold Midnight Runner as blocker for a county-line peach run. This 1977 story identifies him as Sabrina Vale’s father. [Markdown](/field-guide/entities/southern-highway-1977-cal-vale/index.md) | [JSON](/field-guide/entities/southern-highway-1977-cal-vale/record.json)
- [Darlene Kane](/field-guide/entities/southern-highway-1977-darlene-kane/) (southern-highway-1977-darlene-kane; character; [Southern Highway, 1977 \(southern-highway-1977\)](/field-guide/collections/southern-highway-1977/characters/)): Darlene flags down Cal’s coupe, rides shotgun and works the CB radio. She later becomes Darlene Vale, Sabrina’s mother. [Markdown](/field-guide/entities/southern-highway-1977-darlene-kane/index.md) | [JSON](/field-guide/entities/southern-highway-1977-darlene-kane/record.json)
- [Deputy Wade Pruitt](/field-guide/entities/southern-highway-1977-deputy-wade-pruitt/) (southern-highway-1977-deputy-wade-pruitt; character; [Southern Highway, 1977 \(southern-highway-1977\)](/field-guide/collections/southern-highway-1977/characters/)): Wade is Sheriff Pruitt’s eager, accident-prone nephew. He rides shotgun in the cruiser and works the radio. [Markdown](/field-guide/entities/southern-highway-1977-deputy-wade-pruitt/index.md) | [JSON](/field-guide/entities/southern-highway-1977-deputy-wade-pruitt/record.json)
- [Hollis Boyd](/field-guide/entities/southern-highway-1977-hollis-boyd/) (southern-highway-1977-hollis-boyd; character; [Southern Highway, 1977 \(southern-highway-1977\)](/field-guide/collections/southern-highway-1977/characters/)): Hollis makes the wager that starts the peach run. The local tycoon holds court in the downtown square. [Markdown](/field-guide/entities/southern-highway-1977-hollis-boyd/index.md) | [JSON](/field-guide/entities/southern-highway-1977-hollis-boyd/record.json)
- [Roxy Lyle](/field-guide/entities/southern-highway-1977-roxy-lyle/) (southern-highway-1977-roxy-lyle; character; [Southern Highway, 1977 \(southern-highway-1977\)](/field-guide/collections/southern-highway-1977/characters/)): Roxy works the truck-stop diner and knows the drivers on the route. She is quick with a comeback and anchors the counter scenes. [Markdown](/field-guide/entities/southern-highway-1977-roxy-lyle/index.md) | [JSON](/field-guide/entities/southern-highway-1977-roxy-lyle/record.json)
- [Sheriff Dell Pruitt](/field-guide/entities/southern-highway-1977-sheriff-dell-pruitt/) (southern-highway-1977-sheriff-dell-pruitt; character; [Southern Highway, 1977 \(southern-highway-1977\)](/field-guide/collections/southern-highway-1977/characters/)): Sheriff Pruitt takes the peach run as a personal insult and gives chase. He never draws a weapon. [Markdown](/field-guide/entities/southern-highway-1977-sheriff-dell-pruitt/index.md) | [JSON](/field-guide/entities/southern-highway-1977-sheriff-dell-pruitt/record.json)