Watermelon pageants are this Saturday!

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Royalty for the 75th Annual Watermelon Festival – organized by the Watermelon Festival Committee and the Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce – will be crowned this Saturday, June 6, at Kilpatrick Civic Auditorium, located at 579 Water St. This year’s pageants include age divisions from 3 to 21 years old. The pageant for contestants ages 3-12 years will be held at 10 a.m. on June 6. Divisions include Tiny Miss/Mr. Watermelon (3-4 years), Litt