The Recreation dept will be having a dedication at Barber Park for our late Commissioner Mr. Benny Prince, Friday, October 23, 2020, at 11 am. We will be planting a tree in his honor at the baseball fields.

A Family Event Southern Shakespeare Company, Georgia Council for the Arts, and Thomasville Entertainment Foundation are the producers, and many businesses and civic organizations locally are the sponsors. Location:  Popes Museum 192 Pope's Store Rd, Ochlocknee, GA 31773 Time and Date: 3:00 (arrive at 2:30)  on Saturday, October 24, 2020 Cost: Free

Pope's Museum, Cairo GA. Reputed to be the haunted house of Grady County Pope's Museum has partnered with the Southeastern Institute of Paranormal Research to conduct class and investigation of this historic venue. For more information contact Pope's Museum at 229-307-0037 or visit www.popesmuseum.org or www.facebook.com/popesmuseum.

State of Georgia DAR honors the work and vision of early Feminist and Self Taught Artist Laura Pope Forester (1873-1953 and the restoration of her home/museum. For more information contact Pope's Museum at 229-307-0037 or visit www.popesmuseum.org or www.facebook.com/popesmuseum.

Southwest Georgia's newest holiday family tradition. This festival includes musicians, storytelling, dancers, vendors and of course tours of the historic Pope's Museum, recently placed on the National Register of Historic Places. For more information contact Pope's Museum at 229-307-0037 or visit www.popesmuseum.org or www.facebook.com/popesmuseum.