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Spring Fling festival & Backyard BBQ Competition
Downtown Moultrie drew record crowds April 14 and 15 for the annual Spring Fling festival on the Courthouse Square . Celebrations began Friday , April 14 , with a concert by the band Jackson County Line as competitors in the Backyard BBQ Competition began to grill . On Saturday , April 15 , events began with a fundraising run for Titus Ranch and the Kiwanis Club Pancake Breakfast and continued through the day with music , games and fun .
Neal Shumans , left , and Drew Durham , right , load pancakes into a cooler held by Ben Wiggins . The three men are members of the Kiwanis Club of Moultrie , and the club holds its annual pancake breakfast fundraiser in conjunction with the Spring Fling festival . Photo by Kevin C . Hall
A stilt-walker dressed like a frog attracts people to a nearby vendor ’ s stall on Central Avenue . Several stiltwalkers participated in the Spring Fling festival , including ones dressed as a flower , a butterfly and two bees . Photo by Kevin C . Hall
A young festival-goer discovers that what looks like a bronze statue on Central Avenue is really an actor in make-up . Photo by Kevin C . Hall
The colorful train that circles the Colquitt County Courthouse is a fixture at downtown festivals . Photo by Kevin C . Hall
Keith Herring of Boss Hawg BBQ ( Class of 1988 ) checks the grill as the Backyard BBQ Competition begins April 14 . Teams cooked all night and were judged the next day in multiple categories . Other members of Boss Hawg BBQ include John Whitaker III , Theron Dawson and Ronnie Roberts . Photo by Connie Southwell
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