FOOD & DRINK

If you’ve wandered eastward on Blackville’s Main Street recently, you may have noticed some yellow barricade tape in the middle of the grassy median where years ago an old train track used to be. And if that sight raised your curiosity, causing you to take an even closer look, no doubt you saw a temporary sign with two plants reaching up towards the sky on either side.

One local, American Idol, contestant is taking it all in after being back home after making it to the top 8. Warren Peay was known on the show for his Southern rock sound. Throughout the competition, he always stayed true to his humble country boy persona that his friends and family knew.

The twelfth annual Blackville Music & Arts Festival showcased talent from near and far. Dancers, singers, and performers came together to entertain crowds perusing vendor booths and food trucks. Musicians such as Ed Lemon and The Get Rights, Meme Yahsal, Marcus Allen, and Terence Young performed on both Friday evening...