Marking 400 years of African American history

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Marking 400 years of African American history

Willow Hill Festival, events through September, monthly cemetery tours

Gregory Grant, with walking stick, tells about ancestors buried near where he's standing in the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery and elsewhere. Dr. Alvin Jackson, at right, the usual tour leader, called on community members to help provide the oral history and identify unmarked graves. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

african american — Gregory Grant, with walking stick, tells about ancestors buried near where he's standing in the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery and elsewhere. Dr. Alvin Jackson, at right, the usual tour leader, called on community members to help provide the oral history and identify unmarked graves. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

AL HACKLE/Staff

Statesboro Herald

Published: Aug 25, 2019, 12:21 AM

An ongoing series of cemetery tours, an activity-packed Labor Day weekend and more events each weekend in September are ways the Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center is observing the National Commemoration of 400 Years of African American History.

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Clayton Hackle entertains from the music stage during the 2024 Pecan Festival in Register on Saturday, June 8, 2024. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/file

Register Pecan Festival — Clayton Hackle entertains from the music stage during the 2024 Pecan Festival in Register on Saturday, June 8, 2024. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/file

From staff reports

Published: May 15, 2025, 9:11 PM

The city of Register will hold its third annual Register Pecan Festival on Saturday, May 17. The festival will run 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Main Street in downtown Register.

Along with dozens of vendors and food trucks, folks can enjoy live music and family activities and take in the atmosphere of the historic rail town. For the 2025 festival, organizers have added a car show and a Fun Zone for children.

Schedule – 10 a.m.: Opening Ceremony – Mayor - Donnie Roberts, with a performance by Lisa Roberts; 10:30 a.m.: Ada Godwin; 11 a.m.: Chloe Best; 11:30 a.m.: Citizen of the Year Recognition; Noon-2 p.m.: Eternal Vision; 2:30 p.m.: Tionna Young; 4 p.m.: Closing Remarks & Raffle Drawing.

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