Country Showdown, Sizzling Summer Yard Sale at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park

LIVE OAK, Fla. – It’s a sizzling weekend for sure at The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) in Live Oak where the second preliminary Country Showdown contest, Highway 238 and the Sizzling Summer Yard Sale will take place July 15-16. Friday evening, it’s the second preliminary for the North Florida Country Showdown, with about two dozen contestants in this July 15 contest. Contest begins at 7 p.m. with judges making the final decision at the end of the evening to send three winners on to the finals Aug. 13 at the SOSMP. Saturday starts early with the Sizzling Summer Yard Sale from 8 a.m. until. Vendors set up at 6:30 a.m. Sale sites free with purchased overnight camping or $10 per table. Saturday evening, Highway 238 of Lake Butler gets ready to fire up with its great sound and songs. Highway 238 represented Lake Butler, Live Oak, WQHL, SOSMP and the southeastern US extremely well. For additional information, please call the SOSMP at 386-364-1683, email spirit@musicliveshere.com or go to www.musicliveshere.com.

 

Autism support group to meet

VALDOSTA, Ga. — A free support group for parents of youth who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders, third Saturday of each month, 10 a.m. Palm Tree Psychological Services, 2601 Bemiss Rd., Suite Q in Valdosta.  A continental breakfast will be served. For more information, call Margaret at (229) 219-1811. The next meeting is July 16.

 

 Town and Gown event Aug. 8 at ABAC

TIFTON, Ga. — The ninth annual Town and Gown Connection will take place on Aug. 8 from 4 to 6 p.m. in Gressette Gymnasium at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The event will feature businesses and churches that will welcome new and returning ABAC students to Tifton. Churches can take part in this event for $10, businesses can participate for $25 and all other nonprofit organizations can join in free of charge. All churches, businesses and nonprofit organizations must register ahead of time. Businesses are invited to bring samples, freebies, coupons or even job applications. One table and two chairs will be provided for each participant. A drawing for door prizes will take place at the end of the event. For more information or to register for the Town and Gown event, contact Bernice Hughes, dean of students, at bhughes@abac.edu.

 

Woman accused of switching barcodes

THOMASVILLE, Ga. — The bill for a woman who purchased 21 items at Walmart was $26, but the total should have been $478.29, authorities said. The shopper, Patricia Eubanks, told a store loss prevention officer she removed original price barcodes from the items and replaced them with barcodes at lower prices. And, the woman reportedly told the Walmart officer and police, it was not the first time. According to a Thomasville Police Department incident report, the woman told officers the items were at her house, and she would return them to the store. Eubanks, 44, a Thomasville resident, is charged with larceny by shoplifting.

 

Senate candidate to speak in Murray County

CHATSWORTH, Ga. — The Murray County Democratic Executive Committee will meet Thursday at the Charles “Judy” Poag Senior Center in Chatsworth. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. followed by light refreshments and a Meet and Greet. Jim Barksdale, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate from Georgia who is running against Republican incumbent Sen. Johnny Isakson, is expected to speak. Meeting organizers say Barksdale is an investment manager, not a politician, who has spent his career “standing against the crowd.” They say now he would like to go to Washington because Georgia needs someone willing to stand against the Washington crowd. The public is invited.