Kemp to host 'Wildflower Festival'; old bridge to be transformed into concert stage




Visitors to Kemp's Wildflower Festival on April 12 will get the first glimpse of the city's new concert stage in use. Mayor Laura Hanna Peace announced recently that a century-old iron rail bridge languishing behind the Kemp Post Office will be transformed into a concert stage and relocated next to the City Park in time for the festival. The festival will feature musicians playing on the new stage that will permanently sit on a now-vacant lot across from the park. Peace hopes the Wildflower Festival will be successful and become an annual event. A large group of Kemp natives and their friends are planning a reunion to coincide with the festival. Peace said she is excited about the bridge project because she believes it will attract new entertainment and visitors to the city. The old bridge was once used as a crossing over Kings Creek on the outskirts of the city. When the bridge was replaced about five years ago, it was donated to the city by Kaufman County. The bridge is owned by the city's Economic Development Corp. and so is the land. The City Council oversees the EDC. Peace said the renovation and relocation of the bridge will cost the city about $10,000. At least some of the money will be recouped from donations, and the EDC has already earmarked money for the bridge project, council members said. The mayor said all Kemp natives are familiar with the old bridge, and she expects it will interest visitors to the city. The new stage can be used for other community celebrations' entertainment as well, she noted. Over the years many young people scrawled messages on the old bridge, and it was sometimes a hang out spot. Pictures of the bridge and the lot where it will be placed are shown below.




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GOOD. Water slightly stained; 83 degrees; 0.00 feet above pool. Big numbers of white bass and several trophy-class hybrid stripers have hit the deck. We are consistently finding the best action in 15–22 feet of water. Good go-to setups include a variety of slabs, sometimes paired with 2–3 jigs above, and the always-reliable yellow bladed jig using the proven saw tooth retrieve technique. Trolling spoons at 3 mph in 13–17 feet of water absolutely crushed the white bass. Water temperatures are currently holding around 83 degrees and will continue to rise as summer heats up over the next couple of weeks. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service. Catfish remain consistent targeting humps in 10-20 feet of water, but there are a lot of small fish. Bigger fish can be caught drifting cut shad, carp, drum or bream. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures.

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