CLEVELAND, Tenn.
Market begins second season
The Five Points Farmers Market opens for its second season on Thursday.
Area farmers will once again have fresh fruits and vegetables at the market in the parking lot at the Museum Center at Five Points.
The market will run from 4 to 7 p.m. for 18 weeks on Thursdays throughout the summer, said Sharon Marr, executive director of Mainstreet Cleveland.
Market spaces are free. For information, contact Mainstreet Cleveland at 479-1000 or www.mainsreetcleveland.com.
RHEA COUNTY, Tenn.
Placemat tourist maps coming
Tourists can soon pick up a Rhea County placemat map when they visit.
Rhea Economic and Tourism Council, Inc. funded the nearly $4,000 project through a grant provided by the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, said Anita Crittenden, RETC Three-Star Coordinator.
Maps will include highlights of Dayton, Graysville and Spring City, such as the Rhea County Courthouse and Scopes Museum, Spring City Historical Museum and Depot, restaurants, golf courses and hiking trails.
Maps will be available at the Rhea County Welcome Center off Hwy 27 by June 30.
FORT OGLETHORPE
Seniors and Friends meet Wednesdays
The Seniors and Friends of Fort Oglethorpe meet each Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Constitution Hall on Forrest Road.
The all-volunteer group offers games, crafts, blood pressure/blood sugar checks, bingo and refreshments.
For information or transportation, call Peggy Stanfield at 706-866-1369.
RISING FAWN, Ga.
Park hosting photo contest
Cloudland Canyon State Park is accepting entries in a spring photo contest through June 30.
Photos must be taken in the park and must be digital.
To submit photos or for complete details e-mail rene.everette@dnr.state.ga.us or visit www.gastatearks.org.
SPRING CITY, Tenn.
General Shale ‘ahead of game’
General Shale Brick in Spring City was featured in the April 2010 edition of Brickyard Road magazine as an industry that’s “ahead of the game.”
“It’s a tremendous compliment,” said Plant Manager Bill Alvis, and prestigious to be featured in a nationwide magazine.
The automated plant serves the housing and commercial markets and offers six brick designs. The Spring City product line will expand by the end of summer with 10 additional designs.
— Staff Reports