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East Georgia Fence

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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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Southern Swag Cabinet Refinishing

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Sig Cox since 1926 Augusta HVAC service

Sig Cox

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FireSide Designer Showroom & Cooking Store

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Augusta's Best Fencing Company

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Fine Tunes

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Outdoor recreation, job growth, affordable housing and quality of life

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

Lucinda and Robert Clark

Rose Bennett and Cheryl Adams

Tammy Williamson and Hazina Bellamy

Taylor and Jared Best

Terri and Harvey Key

Brandy and James Getts

Cathy Hutchinson, Tanya Matthews and Cheryl Rhodes

Doug and Tammy McMonigle

Heather and Pete Adams

Jessie and James Choi

Judith and McKenzie Hite

Kevin and Mimi Frazier

Rhonda and Emily Lyon

Rhonda Fry and Ali Goodale

Donna Smith and Teri Mobley

Heather and Noah Vaught

Ajani and Aja Murry

Angie, Morgan and Asher Reeves

Carole Manning and Gina Blitch

JaQuita Jackson and Julia Richardson with Jutis Jackson and Janiya Jackson

Jessie Coley, Leah Bryant and Caffee Wright

Julie and Ziba Karim

Mary Day and Tobie Manton

MinLin Fang, Kathy Wen and Jason Wen

Brenda and Ed Bettness

Christy and Travis Clark

John and Becky Rice

John and Daisy Sandlin

John and Jean Stafford

Levi McCartney and Valerie West

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

Genevieve and Astraea Bombita

Gretchen, Phoebe and Dan Boudreaux

Hank Gautreaux, Hank-Adam Gautreaux II and Nichole Gautreaux

Julian, Elijah, Avery and Carla Petty

Barbara Daniels, Rosetta Carter and Flora Birt

Mary Ann Pelosi and Toni Vanover

Stephanie, Sydney and Ed Umstead

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

Patty Caudell and David Booker

Caroline Plowman and Ethan Schomacker

Cody and Stephanie Mitchell

Fallan Flatow and Mitch Redd

Kalie Whitfield and Reese Freeman

Mckenzie, Lynn and Mallorie Vivirito

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

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Catherine Hawley, Amber Connor and Karlee Redmon

Jenny Wilson and Paul Carmichael

Maury and Helaine Locke

Nicole and Monte Holt

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Tara and Ron Johnson

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Russell and Mary Shearer

Susan Conger and Jeannie Johnson

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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

Richard Lee and Michelle Krage

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Joanne Paulos and Jill Dooley

Linzi Fain, Jason Hannah, Steve Goldberg and Susan Hannah

Lisa, John and Erin Birdsong

Marybeth Gaudette, Betty Snead and Frances Kennedy

Max Blanco and Dianne L'Heureux

Dana and Morgan Aune, Michelle Devoti, Donna Wiley

Jan and Ric Ruffner

Kris Cornwell and Steve Melians

Laurie and Jon Pysczynski

Peggy Lovelace and Scotty Langham

Shannon Powers and Lee Udell

Ashley Reynolds and Hayley Story

Kevin and Stephanie Smith

Laura Munro and Mike Rogers

Noah, Tami and Averi Herrick

Paula and Will Mackelburg

Riley Keeter and Nevaeh Patterson

Theresa and Rob Salisbury

Bill and Sara Liebel

Bob and Maureen Barns, Jim and Debra Diarenzo

Cindy Hennigan and Theresa Blanchard

Linda and Fred Hoogland

Paden and Abbey Remkus

Scott and Marie Jackson

Ashley Ingallinera and Connor Spies

Jeff and Mckenze Greenway

Julie and Dave Wheeler

Patrick and Carmen Rachels

Susie Donaldson, Billy Brown and Dottie Donaldson

Tom and Amanda Battey

Carol Leindecker and Silvia Powledge

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

Gracie Kelly, Brianna McNeill, Emily McNeill and Brett McNeill

Jake Reed and Emily Calkins-Reed

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

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

Dave and Wendy Thoman

Kim and John Stanley

Larry and Linda Johnson

Pam Bosman and Michelle Wheller

Ric and Janice Ruffner

Andy, Barbara and AJ Howell

Ashley Banks and Joni Martin

Deann Hester and Carl Young

Olivia Martin and Madison Wolfe

Sarah Hayden and Hannah Day

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Tzara Harper and Jeannine Steinkuhl

Christie and Ryan Moody

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Karen Lowry and Valerie Hunt

Rikki Frerichs and Chaya McClure

Rob and Lisa Neff

Charlene and John T.Y. Smith

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Elaine and C.J. Wilder

Gary and Bonnie Judy

Gary and Kathy Duckworth with Daniel and Marla Friedmann

Jeanette Delossantos and Amber Hitchcock

Welton and Mary Chase

Aida Lucas and Eva Lucas

Amy and John Hughes

Clint and Daisy Bowersock

Debbie Wolfinger and Nathan Wolfinger

Larissa and Luke Santmyer

Lyndsy and Bobby Morgan

Sheila and Willie Smith

Zach and Ashley Schofield

Christy Agner and Laura Jeffcot

Lynn and Perry Huffman

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

Riley Barbour and Jake Telkamp

Tami Arenas and Dede Kirk

Connie Portwood and Christopher Lee

Erica Browne and Caleb Wright

Jeremy, Natalie and Caleb Simmons

Melissa and Harold Henderson

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

Mary K. Diveley and Dan Reider

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

Sam Frankel and Ramona Carter

Addie Carter and Katie Beth Milford

Adrienne Harless and Tracie McCollum

Caroline Jernigan and Louie with Elisa and Jonathan Holley

Dara and Adam Campbell

David and Renee Walters

Elaine Walters and Annice Meeler

Sharmela Johnson and Emma Haffey

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

Lisa and Bret Evans

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

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

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

Juan Carlos and Amanda Covard

Alana Moore and Hope Peel

Bailey and Matt Klein

Elizabeth Baird and Julianne Ingram

Jonathan and Jessica Wingard with Toni and Casey Cliatt

Ron and Chasity Sowell

Stacy Butler and Amy Hodge

Joseph Douglas, Heather Chancey, Maggie and Pat Douglas

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

Ray and Caroline Brady

Ron and Patricia Rhodes, Caroline and Robert Johnston

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

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

Nick Proto and Ashlyn Bedgood

Richard and Grace Lee

Rick and Renae Logsdail

Adrine Goldman, Jeanne McGhee, Michael Siewert

Charles and Paula May, Heather Dye, Genny Rushing

Greg and Marty Ellison, Brigid and George Pursley

Tory Horn, Joan Vanover, Karen Brittingham, Susan Gillespie

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

Ken Slayton, Sherri Doxey, Ginny Slayton, Craig Doxey

Nathan Brown, Susan Brown, Alec Hatch

Richard and Carol Rhodes with Sherry Rhodes

Barbara Temin, Barbara Ann Halliday, Holly Baxter

Dana Wilson, Danielle Short

Nancy and Bill Karp

Nancy Gibson, Julie Johnson, Marie Miles

Sharon Sigafoes, Kim Pope

Suzi Hyder, Sandy Owen, Johnna Francis, Susan Skadam

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

Peter and Peggy Rowe, Moshe Lindsay and Hannah Rowe

Summer and Bobby Keenum

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