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By Dennis Smith
Kate Campbell, singer,
songwriter and storyteller,
will come to First Baptist
Church, Forsyth on Satur-
day evening and, thanks to
a special sponsor, present a
free concert for all who take
advantage of the opportu-
nity.
When a singer and
songwriter from the South
is compared to the region's
renowned Pulitzer Prize-
winning William Faulkner,
a native of Oxford, Miss
she must possess some
literary skills. Her storytell-
ing has also been compared
to Flannery O'Connor and
Eudora Welty.
Many music legends have
appeared as guest artists on
her 18 albums. Among her
admirers and collaborators
have been Emmylou Harris,
Rodney Crowell, Nanci
Griffith, Guy Clark, Maura
O'Connell, John Prine, Mac
McAnally, Buddy Miller
and Spooner Oldham.
Campbell, daughter of a
Baptist preacher, grew up in
the Mississippi Delta during
the Civil Rights Movement
of the 60's. Her storytelling
reaches deep into your heart
and soul and often leaves a
tear in your eye. Her sing-
ing style reminds one of a
coffee-house folk singer that
you can't get enough of.
Campbell will share her
crystal-clear voice and
pleasing vocal talent that
has spanned a three-decade
career at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
The church is at 95 West
Morse Street, near down-
town Forsyth. From works
included on her first album,
"Songs from the Levee;' in
1994 to her award winning
"Two Nights in Texas" CD,
which received the presti-
gious Mississippi Institute
of Arts & Letters Award in
2012, you will be treated to
a Southerner's introspective
view ofpeop|e and life.
Glenn Gregg, Music Min-
ister at First Baptist, heard
Campbell during an almost
private concert at a music
retreat he attended last Fall.
He described the retreat as a
one-of-a-kind opportunity
to meet and hear some dif-
ferent artists from different
genres of music perform
their material.
"I was impressed by both
Kate's singing and storytell-
ing talents;' commented
Kate Campbell ,
Gregg. "I never thought I
would be able to get her to
come to Forsyth and enter-
tain us"
Campbell was born in
New Orleans in 1961, and
grew up in Sledge, Miss. She
earned undergraduate de-
grees in music and history
f om Samford University
and a master's degree from
Auburn University.
She now lives in Nashville,
Tenn. Her record labels
include Large River Music,
Compass Records, and
Eminent Records. You can
check out more about her
music and career on her
website: www.katecampbell.
com.
Campbell maintains a
busy concert schedule
throughout the U.S and
locals are fortunate that she
will be making a stop in
Forsyth Saturday thanks to
the sponsorship of Pauline
O'Hara Stokes.
There will also be special
music at the 11 a.m. wor-
ship service at First,Baptist
on Sunday, March 25.
MONROE COUNTY CLUB NEWS
The Forsyth Exchange Club
extended a warm wel-
come at its meeting to Joel
Tolliver, director for Monroe
County Boys & Girls Club
of Central Georgia. Tommy
Woodward, president of
Forsyth Exchange Club,
presented a check for $500
to the Boys & Girls Club.
The Club strives to enable
all young people to reach
their full potential as car-
ing, productive, responsible
citizens. For more informa-
tion contact: Joel Tolliver
at jtolliver@bgccg.org or
478 -992-5605.
Jennifer Mason from the Forsyth-
Monroe County Chamber of
Commerce visited with the
Forsyth Exchange Club during
its Feb. 22nd meeting to share
information about the upcoming
Forsythia Festival. The Exchange
Club hosted the Forsythia Golf
Tournament again this year
on Friday before the Forsythia
Festival at the Forsyth Golf Club.
The weather was good for golf-
ing and the golfers enjoyed the
competition and the lunch.
Monroe County Recreation Director,
Keith Edge, spoke to local Rotarians
about his vision to create a recre-
ation opportunity for every person in
Monroe County. Heading things up
since 2011, Edge said that Monroe
County Recreation can boast the
Georgia Magazine award as the
5th best park in the state.
With park user numbers approaching
5,000 in 2017, this year bodes to be
an even more successful year with
over 500 youth alreadY/registered
for spring sports. Monroe County
Recreation has many activities unre-
lated to sports, including yard sales,
car shows, day camps, boot camps,
movie nights, and a home school day
on Thursdays for some 100 children.
There is also the latest fad pickle ball courts: give it a go on Sunday nights.
Pictured, left to right, Rotary President Barbara Dean, Edge, sponsoring Rotarian
Isabelle Waldrep.
Dr. Jim Finch is in
his 11th year as the
principal at Mary
Persons. Finch met
with local Rotar-
ians and shared the
latest on the high
school. The goal of
Mary Persons is "to
provide a quality
educational experi-
ence". The system
is excited about its
2016-17 graduation
rate Of 88 percent.
Finch, right, is pic-
tured with sponsor-
ing Rotarian Marcy
Sanders.
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They discussed factors that have affected the
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