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Vidalia 4th of July

Celebration

Beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, July 4, at Ronnie A. Dixon City Park in Downtown Vidalia. The event will feature live music, free activities, and food vendors. Fireworks will begin at 9:30 p.m. The event is free, but patrons should bring chairs. For more information, call (912) 538-8687.

Patriotic

Cantata

The Lyons Community Church Choir will perform a patriotic cantata, “In God We Trust,” at 11 a.m. on Sunday, July 6, at the church’s sanctuary, located at 126 E. Wesley Avenue in Lyons. A luncheon will follow the free event. For more information, call (912) 403-3090.

Community

Food Pantry

A community food pantry will be giving out a variety of frozen meats, fresh vegetables, and dry goods on Thursday, July 10, to households in Montgomery County struggling with food insecurity. This giveaway will be held from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Mount Vernon First United Methodist Church, located at 120 McGregor Street in Mount Vernon. For more information, call (912) 583-2270.

“We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.” – William Faulkner