Festival names watermelon winners

The following people were recognized for their entries in the Franklin County Watermelon Festival contests:

• Donald Patterson won Most Unusual Watermelon.
• Lapena Bonilla won third place in the Seed Spitting Contest.
• Micah McCauley won second place in the Seed Spitting Contest.
• Kevin Strickland won first place in the Seed Spitting Contest.
• Mazlyn Dalrymple won third place in the Best Dressed Watermelon Contest.
• Damaris Bonilla won second place in the Best Dressed Watermelon Contest.
• Wayne Phillips won third place in the Best Tasting Watermelon Contest.
• Kim Dalrymple won second place in the Best Tasting Watermelon Contest.
• Greg Dalrymple won first place in the Best Tasting Watermelon Contest.
• Laura Renstrom won third place in the Largest Watermelon Contest.
• Spencer Glasgow won second place in the Largest Watermelon Contest.
• Charles Bently won first place in the Largest Watermelon Contest with a 229-pound watermelon.
• Chasity Jackson won second place in the Largest Watermelon in Franklin County Contest.
• Rhett and Reed Jackson won first place in the Largest Watermelon in Franklin County Contest with a 168-pound watermelon.