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fifth annual Betty’s Bash Paddle Race & Music Festival at Riverside Park

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Paddle, Play, Party

Paddle in the morning, play at the park in the

The Landsharks perform live at Columbia County’s annual Summer Beach Blast

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Simply Fin-tastic

Live music, dancing and dining will be on deck for

Bestselling author Fredrik Backman

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My Friends by Fredrik Backman

Bestselling author Fredrik Backman returns with a funny, deeply moving

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SABLE, fABLE by Bon Iver

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Merry Maids

Fur doesn’t have to be part of your home décor!

Columbia County Fair Turns 50

Ten days plus 50 years add up to infinite amounts

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Korie Housley and Heather Quinn

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Angie, Morgan and Asher Reeves

Carole Manning and Gina Blitch

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Mary Day and Tobie Manton

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Jackie and Milana Hyatt

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Richard Lee and Michelle Krage

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Helen and Bill Minchew

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Marybeth Gaudette, Betty Snead and Frances Kennedy

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Nicole Barber, Sandy Katterjohn and Laurie Cordaro

Dan Lee and Nancy Crawford

Dana and Morgan Aune, Michelle Devoti, Donna Wiley

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Jim and Kathy Lightner

Ashley Reynolds and Hayley Story

Kevin and Stephanie Smith

Laura Munro and Mike Rogers

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Riley Keeter and Nevaeh Patterson

Al, Terri, Taylor, Brooke and Macy Hayes

Bob and Maureen Barns, Jim and Debra Diarenzo

Mike Frize, Jeff Faircloth, Casey Coffman, Bill Foster, Ruthie Faircloth and Amy Foster

Ashley Ingallinera and Connor Spies

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Clint and Daisy Bowersock

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Mary K. Diveley and Dan Reider

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Sean and Meaghan Hayes

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Brent and Emma Pruitt

Brian Hildebrandt, Hudson Reed, Lily Schueler, Brooklin Reed and Valery Reed

Erin Gaine, Liz Patterson, Stone Patterson, Scott Patterson and Jim Gaine

Josh, Paul, Spencer and Keelie Kitchens

Alana Moore and Hope Peel

Ashley Sweet and Bethany Mobley

Elizabeth Baird and Julianne Ingram

Jason and Ashley Vega

Jessica Edmonds and George Downey

Jonathan and Jessica Wingard with Toni and Casey Cliatt

Ryan and Jennifer Burditt

Stacy Butler and Amy Hodge

Clair Armstrong, Trish Nichols, Jerry and Tonya Armstrong, Richard Howard

John Ryan Mooney, Amy Mooney, Philomena Mooney, Sarah Mooney

Joseph Douglas, Heather Chancey, Maggie and Pat Douglas

Leonard and Cathy Hart with Niya and Gino Brantley

Ray and Caroline Brady

Ron and Patricia Rhodes, Caroline and Robert Johnston

Steve Sheetz, Camilia Hutto, Ashland Sheetz, Ann Terracino

David and Christine Mills

Isabella Verbeck with Matthew, Kathy and Will Schafer

Joanne Widener and Lori Springer

Katie and Michael Johnson

Liza Drummings, Michelle Harper-Meriwether, Lauren Moody and Linda Washington

Steve and Jenifer Baggett with Janine and Troy Mason

Charles and Paula May, Heather Dye, Genny Rushing

Johnny Neal and Andrea Carey with Tandy and Paul Menk

Roberta Snelling, Becky Dearden, George Snelling

April Williamson with Cindy and Rob Foster

David and Sherry Gaissert, Valerie Mitchell, Ryan Lewis, Aaron Mitchell, Robyn Tamas

Ken Slayton, Sherri Doxey, Ginny Slayton, Craig Doxey

Steve and Dorinda Spaidl with Laurie and Mike Gordon

Barbara Temin, Barbara Ann Halliday, Holly Baxter

Dana Wilson, Danielle Short

Indi Hemena, Bonnie Hemena

Julie Mann, Kevin Kaiser

Kristy Laterza, Dena Brett

Nancy and Bill Karp

Nancy Gibson, Julie Johnson, Marie Miles

Sharon Sigafoes, Kim Pope

Suzi Hyder, Sandy Owen, Johnna Francis, Susan Skadam

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Amanda, Oakley and Emma Lively with Hannah and Mackenzie Galeas

Becky Hunt and Adrienne Hutchinson

Gary and Christy Beddingfield, Leslie and Emmett Perdue

Peter and Peggy Rowe, Moshe Lindsay and Hannah Rowe

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