It's going to be a busy July 4 in Moreland. For the last 50 years, the town has kept the tradition of cooking a big barbecue for the entire community.

This is the first year that the festival will have area coverage with a sound system by SOS Sound Productions, and everybody should be able to hear the lively music being played during the day.

The festival is known for its crafts. Some examples at this year's celebration are: blacksmith, hand crafted decoys, rusty creations for the garden, handmade soaps & lotions, quilts, white oak baskets, hand crafted aprons, original local artwork, baked goods, pottery, weaving, birdhouses, accent stones for the garden and homemade ice cream. These will be both on the park and inside the Moreland Mill.

This 2000 event is sponsored by the Moreland Historical Society and the Baptist Church in conjunction with the Methodist and Presbyterian churches of Moreland.

The schedule:

All-night barbecue preparation using a famous Moreland recipe.

7:30 a.m. - Boy Scouts provide biscuits and coffee in the Mill, and will also provide hot dogs and drinks all day.

8 a.m. — MEGA (Maintaining Effective Growth Agenda) set up on the park and will display a number of charts provided by the Department of Transportation.

8 a.m. - Disc Golf on display from Hogansville, GA., free.

9 a.m. - Blast from the Past antique cars arrive and set up in front of the Mill.

9 a.m. - Moreland's Historical Farming Museum open for touring. Donations are accepted.

9 a.m. - Boy Scouts march out and raise the flag. Tommy Suber from Haralson will sing. Mayor Ed Blescoe welcomes everyone.

9:30 a.m. - Moreland second annual Junkyard Band. Gather your pots, pans, washboards, jugs, etc. - funny costumes. Top three prizes to the most original and cutest.

10:30 a.m. - Mr. Bones (John Cahill) and his backup guitar and banjo friends. Mrs. Bones also will accompany him. They are from Jonesboro and play all around the south side with South Land Band.

There will be barbecue pots near the band stage for contributions to the Moreland Historical Society.

11 a.m. - Barbecue and Brunswick stew served by members of the local churches and communities. Over 50 years of barbecue tradition.

12:30 p.m. - The Sassy Senior Line Dance Team entertaining by the garden area.

Ongoing events

Nancy Sizemore's pottery in the Fairy House. She is a local artist that you often see at Powers Crossing in the fall.

Moreland Fairy Lady - Maryleigh Preston-McClure - available for children's parties.

Bill Myatt runs Gene's Antique Shop in the middle building.

Methodist Church selling tickets for its quilt raffle.

Local Boy Scout Steven Smith selling lemonade to raise money to build a fence and provide some picnic tables at the local DFCS Center after seeing families have no privacy when visiting each other.

This is the first year of the Lamar Haynes Community Garden planted by the Moreland Historical Society. Thanks to Home Depot, Vining Stone and A&G Irrigation for their donations.

Also the time capsule was buried Jan. 1, 2000 and dedicated to the U.S. veterans on Memorial Day this year. To be dug up in 2050.

Many vendors inside the Mill this year.

Back to News Home Page | Back to the top of the page