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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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The River Knows Your Name by Kelly Mustian

The River Knows Your Name by Kelly Mustian

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Memorial Wall

Salute to the Troops

New Military Memorial Wall honors armed forces members To honor

Len and Charlynn Collins; Joan and Steve Steinberg; Jan and Stan Godwin

Lucinda and Robert Clark

Pam and Nick Uros

Tammy Williamson and Hazina Bellamy

Taylor and Jared Best

Terri and Harvey Key

Betty Gary and Bruce Way

Cathy Hutchinson, Tanya Matthews and Cheryl Rhodes

Daniel and Alicia Baker

Doug and Tammy McMonigle

Heather and Pete Adams

Judith and McKenzie Hite

Kevin and Mimi Frazier

Rhonda and Emily Lyon

Rhonda Fry and Ali Goodale

AC, Samantha, Bowen and Jasmine Wiley

Bridget Kerley and Josh Byers

Korie Housley and Heather Quinn

Martin and Kiley Foglia

Sean and Lisa Smith

Tommy Holloway and Crystal Archer

Angie, Morgan and Asher Reeves

Joshua and Madison Hill

Julie and Ziba Karim

MinLin Fang, Kathy Wen and Jason Wen

Ansley, Kennedy and John Holloway

Brenda and Ed Bettness

Christy and Travis Clark

Jackie and Milana Hyatt

John and Becky Rice

John and Daisy Sandlin

John and Jean Stafford

Renee McConnell and David Walters

Richard, Liz and Mila Converse with Rebecca Knott

Susan Vosefski and Kathy Turner

Barbara Daniels, Rosetta Carter and Flora Birt

Barbara Ellington, Tracye Campbell and Valerie Kimmel

Donna Farr and Becky Sailors

Jan Lamke and Josh Sandt

Rhonda and Bill Bates, Lisa and Jay Murray, Abby and Bob Rafoth

Amanda and Kim Ross

Hope and Mike Broome

Richard and Kim Culpepper

Ron and Jennifer Jensen

Woody, Bryce and Anna Nivens

Andy and Amy Colbert

Annie Huang, Jeffrey Marsal and Nicole Brown

Brandon McReynolds, Andy Colbert and Evan Cadle

Camille and Renee Beck

Chris Symons and Kelly Klasnick

Nina Hon, Diane Pepple and Janice and Ed Carroll

Patty Caudell and David Booker

Philip and Erin McHugh

Caroline Plowman and Ethan Schomacker

Cecilie Walburn and Sarah Walburn

Devin and Emily Morris

Kalie Whitfield and Reese Freeman

Mckenzie, Lynn and Mallorie Vivirito

Bryce Wagner, Christina Rivera, Daniel Rhodes, Angela Hymel and Mitchell O’Neal

Caroline Guinn, Taylor and Dustin Davis with Deanie, Kayla and Will Barksdale

Catherine Hawley, Amber Connor and Karlee Redmon

Jamie Aycox, Dan Rogers, Cynthia Stein and Rebeca Stiles

Jenny Wilson and Paul Carmichael

Nicole and Monte Holt

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Alan, Rachel and Debbie Muehlfeld

Celia Dunn and Lesley Frazier

Jackie and Matthew Herzberg

Sarah Luckey, Stacy Elzey, Kala Windham and Mehul Patel

Shauna and Rob Summers

Wanda Nieves and Melanie Louks

Aisha and Jeno Mozes

Glennis Carter Martin

Kristen and Stuart Matthews

Mark and Dixie Thigpen

Patti Meredith and Johnny Hensley

Susan Conger and Jeannie Johnson

Val Gamiev, Emilie Tobias and Carlos Ortiz

Angie and Eric Crossan with Pam Salazar

Casey and Jamie Williams

David and Sondra Luther, Rosemary and Larry Lynn

Eliza and Robert Wallace

Jose and Christina Cardenas

Karen and David Pemberton

Nikki and Jeff Conzett

Richard Lee and Michelle Krage

Sreeni Doppalapudi, Varsha Kulkarni and Anita Patel

Amy and Douglas Nesbit

Joanne Paulos and Jill Dooley

Linzi Fain, Jason Hannah, Steve Goldberg and Susan Hannah

Lisa, John and Erin Birdsong

Lynn Mays, Bucky Thomas, Laura Phinizy and Louise Phinizy

Nicole Barber, Sandy Katterjohn and Laurie Cordaro

Dan Lee and Nancy Crawford

Jan and Ric Ruffner

Kris Cornwell and Steve Melians

Laurie and Jon Pysczynski

Rick and Renae Logsdail

Shannon Powers and Lee Udell

Ashley Reynolds and Hayley Story

Kevin and Stephanie Smith

Laura Munro and Mike Rogers

Noah, Tami and Averi Herrick

Riley Keeter and Nevaeh Patterson

Al, Terri, Taylor, Brooke and Macy Hayes

Bob and Maureen Barns, Jim and Debra Diarenzo

Cindy Hennigan and Theresa Blanchard

Linda and Fred Hoogland

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

Paden and Abbey Remkus

Ashley Ingallinera and Connor Spies

Jeff and Mckenze Greenway

Julie and Dave Wheeler

Laurinda Freeland and Hamp Vining

Nate Mackey, Landon Mackey and Kevin Brammer

Tom and Amanda Battey

Anne and Paul Ruble

Carol Leindecker and Silvia Powledge

Jim Mimbs and Mary Smith

Leila O'Connell and Rachel Martin

Pat and Kathy Deloach

Ryan and Jamie Miller

Sandy Lewis and Theresa Hall

Stephanie Yazzie and Ryan Hedgcoth

Dakota Whatley and Shaylan Johnson

David and Sondra Luther, Rosemary and Larry Lynn, Greg and Suzanne Honeymichael

Jake Reed and Emily Calkins-Reed

Jeff and Beth Annis

Kayla Barksdale and Daniel Rhodes

Connie Morris with Regina and James Mabry

Fredrick Cowan and Annette Midcalf

Kyle and Debbie Matthews, Terri and Darrel Freeman, Jeana and Jeff Rice

Tim and Jan Wilson with Robert and Teresa Riddle

Harriet Gulledge and Valerie Kimmel

Kim and John Stanley

Marcia Ducharme and Connie Plummer

Mary Murphy and Shelley Coit

Pam Bosman and Michelle Wheller

Ric and Janice Ruffner

Sandy Owen and Suzi Hyder

Ashley Banks and Joni Martin

Austin Swiger and Jami Rhine

Deann Hester and Carl Young

Genita Creech and Marie Wilson

Olivia Martin and Madison Wolfe

Sarah Hayden and Hannah Day

Scarlett Ashe and Regan Edge

Christie and Ryan Moody

David and Ashley Ellenburg

Jason and Samantha Blue

Karen Lowry and Valerie Hunt

Megan Weaver and Cotton Lowe

Rikki Frerichs and Chaya McClure

Rob and Lisa Neff

Elaine and C.J. Wilder

Gary and Kathy Duckworth with Daniel and Marla Friedmann

Jean Hall and Deborah Alvarez

Jeanette Delossantos and Amber Hitchcock

KJ and Julie Kenny

Welton and Mary Chase

Adam Jansen and Jillian Brassel

Aida Lucas and Eva Lucas

Amy and John Hughes

Debbie Wolfinger and Nathan Wolfinger

Larissa and Luke Santmyer

Lyndsy and Bobby Morgan

Sheila and Willie Smith

Zach and Ashley Schofield

Gabrielle Tibbetts and Adam Marino

Lynn and Perry Huffman

Michelle, Lee and Taylor Briggs with Riley Armstrong, Gibby and Kathy Schultz

Riley Barbour and Jake Telkamp

Craig and Carla Foster

Erica Browne and Caleb Wright

Jeremy, Natalie and Caleb Simmons

Rodrigo Avila and Patricia Guarro

Sharon and Russell Wilder

Wendy Clanton and Jeremiah Abercrombie

Willard Cumbee Jr. and Annie Acree Cumbee

Jane and Larry Wylds

Katie Bennett and Luke Yelton

Pamela Wood, Faye McNair, Virgil Poole, Anna Helriegel and Bob Helriegel

Sam Frankel and Ramona Carter

Susan Henson and June Henson

Addie Carter and Katie Beth Milford

Caroline Jernigan and Louie with Elisa and Jonathan Holley

Dara and Adam Campbell

David and Renee Walters

Matt Fulmer and Haley Harris

Ryan Bratton and Keelin Walsh

Sharmela Johnson and Emma Haffey

Dani and Jon Segura

Emily Evenson and Anna Evenson

Heather and Andy Eberheart

Julie Nguyen and Melinda Drylie

Leanne Barkley and Tori Slate

Lisa and Bret Evans

Mike Noeth and Tara Heaton

Autumn Gantt, Haley Gantt and Nicole Walls

Ben Sosebee with Graham, Teddy and Angela Collingsworth

Brent and Emma Pruitt

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

Chris and Rebecca Focht

Juan Carlos and Amanda Covard

Alana Moore and Hope Peel

Ashley Sweet and Bethany Mobley

Bailey and Matt Klein

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

Tony and Danita Ducey, Dana and Rick Ducey

Brook and Shannon Belcher

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

Nick Proto and Ashlyn Bedgood

Rick and Renae Logsdail

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

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

Richard and Carol Rhodes with Sherry Rhodes

Steve and Dorinda Spaidl with Laurie and Mike Gordon

Dana Wilson, Danielle Short

Indi Hemena, Bonnie Hemena

Kristy Laterza, Dena Brett

Nancy and Bill Karp

Nancy Gibson, Julie Johnson, Marie Miles

Sharon Sigafoes, Kim Pope

Ellie and Emily Gladden

Amanda, Oakley and Emma Lively with Hannah and Mackenzie Galeas

Angie Griffin with Robert and Teresa Riddle

Ashley Wahl and Cindy Rogers

Becky Hunt and Adrienne Hutchinson

Gary and Christy Beddingfield, Leslie and Emmett Perdue

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