Re-running an article from January 1997 with updates
This week is a re-run of an article that ran Jan. 5, 1977. So now I'll update as several changes have occurred since. In the sketch, you see an addition at the back is now removed. The Dogwood Festival headquarters office has been in several places over the years. For several years, the office was in the old county jail. Now (at least in 2019) it was in the old county courthouse on Main Street. Helen Van Meter has since passed away. Later Mrs. Stella Howe was the force for the festival and has been gone for years. Maybe the festival will return next year.Â
Source: newswatchman.com