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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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Up, Up and Away

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HAWK LAW GROUP Georgia’s Injury & Defense Attorneys Since 1984

Parks and Arts

Recreational and entertainment amenities play a large part in the

On the Ballot

A special election this month will bring Columbia County residents

April and Randy Sasser

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

Lynne and Joe Entrekin

Rose Bennett and Cheryl Adams

Taylor and Jared Best

Betty Gary and Bruce Way

Brandy and James Getts

Cathy Hutchinson, Tanya Matthews and Cheryl Rhodes

Daniel and Alicia Baker

Jessie and James Choi

Judith and McKenzie Hite

Kevin and Mimi Frazier

Rhonda and Emily Lyon

Rhonda Fry and Ali Goodale

AC, Samantha, Bowen and Jasmine Wiley

Heather and Noah Vaught

Korie Housley and Heather Quinn

Martin and Kiley Foglia

Ajani and Aja Murry

Angie, Morgan and Asher Reeves

Jessie Coley, Leah Bryant and Caffee Wright

Joshua and Madison Hill

Julie and Ziba Karim

Mary Day and Tobie Manton

Adrienne Talford and Briana Boyd

Brenda and Ed Bettness

Christy and Travis Clark

Jackie and Milana Hyatt

John and Becky Rice

John and Jean Stafford

Renee McConnell and David Walters

Shelly and Gary Hewett

Amy and Calista Lenz, Henslee and Taylor Atwood

Bob and Sue Davis, Eloise and Alan Myers

Patrick Rimbey and Kaylee O’Steen

Richard, Liz and Mila Converse with Rebecca Knott

Susan Vosefski and Kathy Turner

Wendy Wren and Carol Reasor

Barbara Ellington, Tracye Campbell and Valerie Kimmel

Donna Farr and Becky Sailors

Mary Ann Pelosi and Toni Vanover

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

Hope and Mike Broome

Richard and Kim Culpepper

Ron and Jennifer Jensen

Terry and Rob Dennis

Woody, Bryce and Anna Nivens

Andy and Amy Colbert

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

Cecilie Walburn and Sarah Walburn

Cody and Stephanie Mitchell

Devin and Emily Morris

Fallan Flatow and Mitch Redd

Kalie Whitfield and Reese Freeman

Mckenzie, Lynn and Mallorie Vivirito

Ninah Tulangow and Annalee McDaniel

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

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

Jenny Wilson and Paul Carmichael

Maury and Helaine Locke

Nicole and Monte Holt

Tara and Steve Turrell

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Alan, Rachel and Debbie Muehlfeld

Diana Elliott and Deloris Norris

Jackie and Matthew Herzberg

Shauna and Rob Summers

Tara and Ron Johnson

Glennis Carter Martin

Kristen and Stuart Matthews

Mark and Dixie Thigpen

Patti Meredith and Johnny Hensley

Roberto and Cathy Ibarra

Susan Conger and Jeannie Johnson

Val Gamiev, Emilie Tobias and Carlos Ortiz

Angie and Eric Crossan with Pam Salazar

Casey and Jamie Williams

Jose and Christina Cardenas

Karen and David Pemberton

Nikki and Jeff Conzett

Richard Lee and Michelle Krage

Sreeni Doppalapudi, Varsha Kulkarni and Anita Patel

Lynn Mays, Bucky Thomas, Laura Phinizy and Louise Phinizy

Marybeth Gaudette, Betty Snead and Frances Kennedy

Max Blanco and Dianne L'Heureux

Nicole Barber, Sandy Katterjohn and Laurie Cordaro

Dan Lee and Nancy Crawford

Dana and Morgan Aune, Michelle Devoti, Donna Wiley

Jan and Ric Ruffner

Kris Cornwell and Steve Melians

Peggy Lovelace and Scotty Langham

Shannon Powers and Lee Udell

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

Linda and Fred Hoogland

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

Paden and Abbey Remkus

Scott and Marie Jackson

Ashley Ingallinera and Connor Spies

Bonnie and Mason Mims with Virginia Johnson

Julie and Dave Wheeler

Laurinda Freeland and Hamp Vining

Patrick and Carmen Rachels

Susie Donaldson, Billy Brown and Dottie Donaldson

Tom and Amanda Battey

Anne and Paul Ruble

Carol Leindecker and Silvia Powledge

Jim Mimbs and Mary Smith

Leila O'Connell and Rachel Martin

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

Jeff and Beth Annis

Kayla Barksdale and Daniel Rhodes

Connie Morris with Regina and James Mabry

Felonie Wellons and Gale Brown

Fredrick Cowan and Annette Midcalf

Kay and Enon Hopkins with Carol Dichiara

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

Harriet Gulledge and Valerie Kimmel

Kim and John Stanley

Marcia Ducharme and Connie Plummer

Pam Bosman and Michelle Wheller

Ric and Janice Ruffner

Andy, Barbara and AJ Howell

Ashley Banks and Joni Martin

Austin Swiger and Jami Rhine

Genita Creech and Marie Wilson

Sarah Hayden and Hannah Day

Scarlett Ashe and Regan Edge

Bleu Harper and Julie Blankenship

Jason and Samantha Blue

Kayley Lott and Sandra Lott

Megan Weaver and Cotton Lowe

Rikki Frerichs and Chaya McClure

Rob and Lisa Neff

Charlene and John T.Y. Smith

Crystal, Mel and Vin Dickerson

Gary and Bonnie Judy

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

Aida Lucas and Eva Lucas

Clint and Daisy Bowersock

Debbie Wolfinger and Nathan Wolfinger

Larissa and Luke Santmyer

Sheila and Willie Smith

Gabrielle Tibbetts and Adam Marino

Glenn and Janine Leyrer

Lynn and Perry Huffman

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

Riley Barbour and Jake Telkamp

Sheena and Jimmy Jacobs

Tami Arenas and Dede Kirk

Erica Browne and Caleb Wright

Jeremy, Natalie and Caleb Simmons

Sharon and Russell Wilder

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

Sean and Meaghan Hayes

Susan Henson and June Henson

Tammy Frank and Gary Claxton

Dara and Adam Campbell

Elaine Walters and Annice Meeler

Matt Fulmer and Haley Harris

Dani and Jon Segura

Emily Evenson and Anna Evenson

Eric and Beth Norton

Heather and Andy Eberheart

Julie Nguyen and Melinda Drylie

Leanne Barkley and Tori Slate

Lois Schondelmayer, Coolidge Hooks and Harriet Scarborough

Mike Noeth and Tara Heaton

Autumn Gantt, Haley Gantt and Nicole Walls

Ben Sosebee with Graham, Teddy and Angela Collingsworth

Brent and Emma Pruitt

Chris and Rebecca Focht

Josh, Paul, Spencer and Keelie Kitchens

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

Ron and Chasity Sowell

Ryan and Jennifer Burditt

Stacy Butler and Amy Hodge

Amy Lewis, Thomas Poteet, Claire Boulus

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

Joseph Douglas, Heather Chancey, Maggie and Pat Douglas

Leonard and Cathy Hart with Niya and Gino Brantley

Meredith O’Neal, Nicole White, Madison O’Neal

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

Katie and Michael Johnson

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

Nick Proto and Ashlyn Bedgood

Richard and Grace Lee

Rick and Renae Logsdail

Steve and Jenifer Baggett with Janine and Troy Mason

Adrine Goldman, Jeanne McGhee, Michael Siewert

Charles and Paula May, Heather Dye, Genny Rushing

Johnny Neal and Andrea Carey with Tandy and Paul Menk

Judy Smith, Kellie Aponas, Jean Duncan

Roberta Snelling, Becky Dearden, George Snelling

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

Kay and Barry Bennett

Ken Slayton, Sherri Doxey, Ginny Slayton, Craig Doxey

Nathan Brown, Susan Brown, Alec Hatch

Richard and Carol Rhodes with Sherry Rhodes

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 Gibson, Julie Johnson, Marie Miles

Sharon Sigafoes, Kim Pope

Suzi Hyder, Sandy Owen, Johnna Francis, Susan Skadam

Ellie and Emily Gladden

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

Peter and Peggy Rowe, Moshe Lindsay and Hannah Rowe

Summer and Bobby Keenum

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