Photo by Alex Menke
Kylie Burke gets her face painted as part of the fun.

•June 21, 2017•

By Alex Menke
for the News Progress

Local residents of all ages came to Sullivan’s town square from 4-7 p.m. Friday, June 16 for a celebration of community.

The festival was created by Sullivan Chamber and Economic Development agency with WCIA-TV’s Our Town segment showcasing Sullivan. Chamber director Laurrie Minor explained how it all began. “Channel 3 called and said they wanted to cover Sullivan for an ‘Our Town’ program, and we threw a festival together and made it happen.”

She expressed her delight at the success of the event. “It became bigger than what we anticipated and more successful.”      Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.