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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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Sig Cox since 1926 Augusta HVAC service

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Tabitha Purvis of Euchee Creek Elementary School has been named the 2025 Columbia County School District Teacher of the Year.

Teacher of the Year

Tabitha Purvis of Euchee Creek Elementary School has been named

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