Hannah Campbell

Despite dreary weather, crowds packed the streets of Pickens over the weekend for the 30th annual Pickens Azalea Festival, which featured various forms of entertainment, food, arts and crafts and the first-ever Azalea Festival Baking Competition hosted by Francine Bryson. Pictured 8-year-old Hannah Campbell, at left,  battling a bucking bull, “Mother’s Finest” singer Joyce Kennedym below left,  entertaining from the festival’s main stage, 3-year-old Rylan Stone, below right, riding a merry-go-round and baking competition grand prize winner Melody Roberts, left, with Bryson.

Rylan Stone

“Mother’s Finest” singer Joyce Kennedy