Kemp to host 'Wildflower Festival'; entertainers to perform from city's new outdoor stage

The City of Kemp is gearing up for its first “Wildflower Festival” to be held at the City Park on April 12.

The day-long event will include live music, a tractor show, green vendors , food, exhibits, workshops, kids’ activities and a reunion of Kemp high school students.

Entertainers will be performing on the city’s new stage that was constructed from an old steel bridge that once ran over King’s Creek outside of the city. The shows start at 10 a.m. and run throughout the day.

The music line-up will include Billie Jo Russell, Robertson County Line, Alexis Elkins, Kadie Lynn Roberson and Stage Band.

The event will include the crowning of "Miss Kemp" for 2014.

Volunteers are gathering Saturday, April 5 at 10 a.m. to spruce up the park in downtown Kemp in advance of the festival.

The reunion of Kemp High School students will be held in the park’s Pavilion, and it will begin at 4 p.m. The organizers of it will be raising money to help improve the Kemp Cemetery.

Mayor Laura Hanna Peace said she wants the “Wildflower Festival” to become an annual event.

For information call Kemp City Hall at 903-498-3191. The event coordinator is Regina Kiser.

Author: David Webb

David Webb is a veteran journalist who has written for the mainstream and alternative media for three decades. He is now a freelancer who lives in the Cedar Creek Lake area.

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