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

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Paddle, Play, Party

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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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Lucinda and Robert Clark

Lynne and Joe Entrekin

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Rose Bennett and Cheryl Adams

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Taylor and Jared Best

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Bridget Kerley and Josh Byers

Donna Smith and Teri Mobley

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Jessie Coley, Leah Bryant and Caffee Wright

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Mary Day and Tobie Manton

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Trish and Doug Fine

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Christy and Travis Clark

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Levi McCartney and Valerie West

Renee McConnell and David Walters

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Barbara Ellington, Tracye Campbell and Valerie Kimmel

Donna Farr and Becky Sailors

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Cody and Stephanie Mitchell

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Fallan Flatow and Mitch Redd

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

Jamie Aycox, Dan Rogers, Cynthia Stein and Rebeca Stiles

Jenny Wilson and Paul Carmichael

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Tara and Steve Turrell

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Patti Meredith and Johnny Hensley

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Karen and David Pemberton

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Helen and Bill Minchew

Joanne Paulos and Jill Dooley

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

Dana and Morgan Aune, Michelle Devoti, Donna Wiley

Jan and Ric Ruffner

Laurie and Jon Pysczynski

Peggy Lovelace and Scotty Langham

Rick and Renae Logsdail

Shannon Powers and Lee Udell

Jim and Kathy Lightner

Kevin and Stephanie Smith

Laura Munro and Mike Rogers

Paula and Will Mackelburg

Riley Keeter and Nevaeh Patterson

Theresa and Rob Salisbury

Al, Terri, Taylor, Brooke and Macy Hayes

Bill and Sara Liebel

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

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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

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Susie Donaldson, Billy Brown and Dottie Donaldson

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Dakota Whatley and Shaylan Johnson

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Connie Morris with Regina and James Mabry

Felonie Wellons and Gale Brown

Fredrick Cowan and Annette Midcalf

Jennifer Bridges and Andrea Bryant

Tim and Jan Wilson with Robert and Teresa Riddle

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Kim and John Stanley

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Genita Creech and Marie Wilson

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Jeanette Delossantos and Amber Hitchcock

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Aida Lucas and Eva Lucas

Amy and John Hughes

Lyndsy and Bobby Morgan

Zach and Ashley Schofield

Christy Agner and Laura Jeffcot

Gabrielle Tibbetts and Adam Marino

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

Riley Barbour and Jake Telkamp

Sheena and Jimmy Jacobs

Connie Portwood and Christopher Lee

Craig and Carla Foster

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

Mary K. Diveley and Dan Reider

Sam Frankel and Ramona Carter

Susan Henson and June Henson

Tammy Frank and Gary Claxton

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

Eric and Beth Norton

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Julie Nguyen and Melinda Drylie

Mike Noeth and Tara Heaton

Autumn Gantt, Haley Gantt and Nicole Walls

Ben Sosebee with Graham, Teddy and Angela Collingsworth

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

Chris and Rebecca Focht

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

Josh, Paul, Spencer and Keelie Kitchens

Alana Moore and Hope Peel

Bailey and Matt Klein

Elizabeth Baird and Julianne Ingram

Jason and Ashley Vega

Jessica Edmonds and George Downey

Jonathan and Jessica Wingard with Toni and Casey Cliatt

Mike and Kathy Ritz with Tiffany and Jeff Bachelder

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

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

Katie and Michael Johnson

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

Richard and Grace Lee

Rick and Renae Logsdail

Steve and Jenifer Baggett with Janine and Troy Mason

Charles and Paula May, Heather Dye, Genny Rushing

Greg and Marty Ellison, Brigid and George Pursley

Johnny Neal and Andrea Carey with Tandy and Paul Menk

Judy Smith, Kellie Aponas, Jean Duncan

Tory Horn, Joan Vanover, Karen Brittingham, Susan Gillespie

April Williamson with Cindy and Rob Foster

Kay and Barry Bennett

Ken Slayton, Sherri Doxey, Ginny Slayton, Craig Doxey

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

Sharon Sigafoes, Kim Pope

Amanda, Oakley and Emma Lively with Hannah and Mackenzie Galeas

Angie Griffin with Robert and Teresa Riddle

Ashley Wahl and Cindy Rogers

Gary and Christy Beddingfield, Leslie and Emmett Perdue

Peter and Peggy Rowe, Moshe Lindsay and Hannah Rowe

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