Coloring Contest deadline is April 18

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc.  Kid artists ages 2-13 are invited to submit artwork for this year's Watermelon Festival Coloring Contest. All contestants must be full-time residents of Jefferson County. The winner will have their artwork featured on the cover of the 2025 Watermelon Festival Souvenir Booklet. Prizes also will be awarded for second and third place winners. Submissions are due Friday, April 18. The art should be created on letter size paper (8.5” wide x 11” tall) and relate to this year's festival theme of “In My Watermelon Era,” a celebration of the decades of watermelon magic in the community. Artists may take inspiration from a particular decade, the idea